Staël, Germaine de
1766 - 1817

Germaine Staël von Holstein, best known as Madame de Staël, was a French author born in Paris as Ann Louise Germaine N...

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James, Henry
1843 - 1916

Henry James was an American author born in New York to a wealthy, intellectual family of Irish and Scottish origin. His...

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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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Carey, Peter
1943 -

The Australian author Peter Philip Carey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, where his parents ran a General Motors...

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