Hornung, E.W.
1866 - 1921

The English teacher and journalist Ernest William Hornung (Willie to his family) was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s b...

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Cummings, E.E.
1894 - 1962

The American author and artist Edward Estlin Cummings grew up in a wealthy, educated, Christian home. His father taught at...

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Frisch, Max
1911 - 1991

The Swiss author Max Frisch was born in Zurich, Switzerland. His father was an architect. Frisch dreamed of becoming an...

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Jelinek, Elfriede
1946 -

The Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek was born in Mürzzuschlag in the federal state of Steiermark, where Jelinek spent her ...

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