Usage Note
Autor is the masculine form; a female author is die Autorin, plural Autorinnen. Note the stress shifts to the second syllable in the plural Autoren. It covers writers of books, articles and software alike.
Examples
"Der Autor liest aus seinem Buch."
Natural Translation
The author reads from his book.
Literal Translation
The author reads from his book.
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