Sample of Authors
Tolkien, J.R.R.
1892 - 1973
The English author, poet and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, then in the Orange Free State...
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Murakami, Haruki
1949 -
Haruki Murakami grew up as an only child in a traditional Japanese family. Both parents taught Japanese literature and his...
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Collins, Wilkie
1824 - 1889
The British author Wilkie Collins (William Wilkie Collins) wrote a series of extremely successful novels as well as a...
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
1712 - 1778
Author and political philosopher born in Geneva, Switzerland as the son of a watchmaker. His mother died giving birth to...
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