who wrote jaws

The novel "Jaws" was written by Peter Benchley. He was commissioned to write the book in 1971, and it was published in 1974. Peter Benchley also co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of "Jaws" with Carl Gottlieb. Benchley was inspired by his fascination with sharks and real incidents of shark catches, and "Jaws" became his most famous work, establishing the iconic story of a man-eating great white shark terrorizing a community.