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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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Fox, Candice
1985 -
Australian crime-fiction writer and teacher, born and raised in Bankstown, which is close to Sydney where she now lives....
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Kerouac, Jack
1922 - 1969
The American author Jack Kerouac was born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac in Lowell, Massachusetts. His parents were...
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Beckett, Samuel
1906 - 1989
The Irishman Samuel Beckett is one of the most influential authors of the 20th century and a prominent figure within...
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Wassmo, Herbjørg
1942 -
Herbjørg Wassmo is one of Norway's most popular authors. She was born in Myre in northern Norway. She inherited her joy of ...
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