Rifbjerg, Klaus
1931 - 2015

Danish author born to a middle-class family in Copenhagen. Both parents were teachers who read newspapers across the...

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Lagerkvist, Pär
1891 - 1974

Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär La...

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Hyland, M.J.
1968 -

Maria Joan Hyland's childhood was chaotic. Her father was an alcoholic and a liar as a young man, he continued to drink,...

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Carrère, Emmanuel
1957 -

The French author Emmanuel Carrère was born to a middle-class family in Paris's 16th arrondissement. He is the son of Louis ...

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