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It is 88 years today since Larry McMurtry was born.
The American novelist Larry Jeff McMurtry was born and raised on a cattle farm in Archer City near Wichita Falls, Texas. His parents were cattle breeders.
McMurtry studied at Rice University, Houston, graduating with a Master of Arts in 1960. After a year at Stanford University he began to teach at Texas Christian University (1961–1962) and at Rice University (1964–1964). As of 1971, McMurtry was...
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King, Laurie R.
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American author and theologian, born as Laurie Richardson in Oakland, California. The family moved several times within the...
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The German author and theatre director Jenny Erpenbeck grew up in central East Berlin where she still lives. Erpenbeck's...
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