Duras, Marguerite
1914 - 1996

French author born as Marguerite Donnadieu in Gia Dinh near Saigon, Indo China (present-day Vietnam). Her mother, Marie...

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Lenz, Siegfried
1926 - 2014

Siegfried Lenz, known for his strong social critique, is among the foremost German post-war authors alongside Heinrich...

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Hill, Reginald
1936 - 2012

The British author Reginald Charles Hill was born in West Hartlepool, Durham, but he moved with his family to Carlisle,...

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Celan, Paul
1920 - 1970

The Romanian Jewish poet who wrote under the pen name Paul Celan was born as Paul Antschel. He grew up in Chernivtsi,...

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