Nesbø, Jo
1960 -

The Norwegian, Jo Nesbø, is one of Norway’s most appreciated and successful crime writers. He was born in Oslo as Jon Ne...

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Miller, Henry
1891 - 1980

American author born in New York to German parents – Miller did allegedly not learn English until he started school. After b...

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Baldursdóttir, Kristín Marja
1949 -

Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir is an Icelandic author born in Hafnarfjörður, a fishing community situated about ten kilometres s...

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Magris, Claudio
1939 -

Italian author, translator and professor of Germanic studies born in Trieste. The cosmopolitan and dynamic city of Trieste...

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