Musil, Robert
1880 - 1942

Austrian writer, born in Klagenfurt, as the son of an engineer who later became a professor. Robert Musil received his...

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Updike, John
1932 - 2009

American author, born in the small town of Shillington in Pennsylvania, where also his earliest works take place, but then...

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Holst, Kirsten
1936 - 2008

Kirsten Holst was a Danish author, teacher and editor known for her detective stories and young adult fiction. She was born...

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Doctorow, E.L.
1931 - 2015

American author of Russian-Jewish descent who grew up in the Bronx where his father owned a record store and his mother was...

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