Lindgren, Astrid
1907 - 2002

Swedish author, born and raised on the estate of Näs, just outside Vimmerby in Småland. The parents, Samuel August and H...

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Müller, Herta
1953 -

Herta Müller was born in the village of Nițchidorf in the Banat region of south-western Romania to parents from the G...

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Turèll, Dan
1946 - 1993

Danish novelist and poet who was something as unusual as a well-respected and genuinely popular cultural figure. He was...

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Lee, Harper
1926 - 2016

Nelle Harper Lee was an American author who grew up in the town of Monroeville, Alabama, as the youngest of four siblings....

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