How many letters does the top answer for “wrote story of the eye” have?

The most common answer is bataille (8 letters).

Crossword clue: wrote story of the eye

1 answer found in Letterora's clue database (Wikidata facts, Open Trivia DB, WordNet and Webster definitions — all licensed sources).

bataille 8 letters wd-fact-v3

author of story of the eye 50% similar → bataille

wrote a true story 50% similar → samosata

wrote dream story 50% similar → schnitzler

wrote eye of the needle 50% similar → follett

wrote nine stories 50% similar → salinger

wrote the bluest eye 50% similar → morrison

wrote the neverending story 50% similar → ende

wrote the nun's story 50% similar → zinnemann