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Lindgren, Torgny
1938 - 2017
The Swedish author Torgny Lindgren was born Gustav Torgny Lindgren at Raggsjö, Västerbotten County. In the 1970s, he moved t...
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Thompson, Jim
1906 - 1977
James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee...
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Deitmer, Sabine
1947 - 2020
The German author of crime novels Sabine Deitmar was born in Jena, Thüringen, and grew up in Düsseldorf. Deitmer became i...
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Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat
1689 - 1755
French man of letters and political philosopher; after Voltaire the most important cultural influence in France and in...
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