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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Parrish, P.J.
1950 -
Joint pen name for American sisters Kristy "Kris" Montee (b. 1950) and Kelly Nichols (b. 1953), who have cowritten a series...
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Cercas, Javier
1962 -
The Spanish author and essayist Javier Cercas was born in Ibahernando (Cáceres), Extremadura, western Spain. His father was ...
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Vargas Llosa, Mario
1936 -
Peruvian author, born in Arequipa in the southern part of the country. His parents divorced soon after his birth, and Mario...
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Pleijel, Agneta
1940 -
The Swedish author and journalist Agneta Pleijel was born in Stockholm. She grew up in Stockholm, Lund and Princeton, USA....
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