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It is 202 years today since Edmond de Goncourt was born.
The brothers Edmond and Jules (1830–1870) de Goncourt were born in Nancy and Paris respectively. Their father was a high-ranking officer whose legacy allowed the siblings to dedicate their time to art, theatre and literature. The two brothers lived and worked together until Jules died of syphilis in 1870. Neither brother married. As to their work, they are perceived as one and the same since E...
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It is 77 years today since Carol O'Connell was born.
Carol O’Connel is an American author and artist best known for her books about the ruthless hardboiled detective Kathleen "Kathy" Mallory.
O’Connel published her first novel at the age of forty-seven and has tried to stay out of the limelight. She offers little information about her person, and not much is known about her early years. She was born in New York and grew up in New York, New Jer...
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Leon, Donna
1942 -
The American crime writer Donna Leon was born in Montclaire, New Jersey. At the age of twenty-three, she published her...
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Milton, John
1608 - 1674
The English poet John Milton was born in London as the son of a wealthy Catholic burgher. He attended Christ's College,...
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Kunzru, Hari
1969 -
The British novelist Hari Kunzru was born in London to a Kashmiri Pandit father and an English mother. He read literature...
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Watson, Colin
1920 - 1983
Some refer to the British journalist Colin Watson's Flaxborough (population 15,000) stories as among the funniest in...
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