Hustvedt, Siri
1955 -

Norwegian-American poet and author. Hustvedt’s parents were both of Norwegian descent but later settled in the USA. Her f...

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Malmsten, Bodil
1944 - 2016

Bodil Malmsten was born in the small village of Bjärme in Jämtland. As a teenager, she moved to Stockholm, where she would l...

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Whitman, Walt
1819 - 1892

Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, a village on Long Island, New York, as the second child of nine to Walter, a house...

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Vila-Matas, Enrique
1948 -

Spanish author of essays, short stories and novels born in Barcelona, Catalonia. He studied law and journalism at...

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