Sayers, Dorothy L.
1893 - 1957

English writer and translator, born in Oxford as the only child of Henry Sayers, rector of Christchurch Cathedral Choir...

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Atkinson, Kate
1951 -

The British author Kate Atkinson was born in York, her father was a shopkeeper. She read English literature at Dundee...

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Carpentier, Alejo
1904 - 1980

Cuban author, who was born in Lausanne in Switzerland but moved with his parents to Havana when newly born. His father was...

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Malet, Léo
1909 - 1996

French author born as Léon Malet in Montpellier. Having lost his parents when he was four years old, he was raised by his ...

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