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CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeименительный · кто? что?писатель писатели the subject: who or what acts
Accusativeвинительный · кого? что?писателя писателей the direct object of the verb
Genitiveродительный · кого? чего?писателя писателей possession, absence, "of"-phrases
Dativeдательный · кому? чему?писателю писателям the receiver: to or for someone
Instrumentalтворительный · кем? чем?писателем писателями the tool or companion: with, by
Prepositionalпредложный · о ком? о чём?писателе писателях location and topics: in, at, about

Писатель is animate, so its accusative copies the genitive: the form after "I see..." matches the form after "of".

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