Rolland, Romain
1866 - 1944

The French author and playwright Romain Rolland was born in Clamecy, Bourgogne. The family moved to Paris, partly for the...

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Coelho, Paulo
1947 -

Brazilian author born in Rio de Janeiro. After dropping out of law school he started travelling around Latin America,...

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Ben Jelloun, Tahar
1944 -

Tahar Ben Jelloun was born in Fes, Marocco. When he was ten years old he moved with his family to Tangier where he attended...

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Ko Un
1933 -

The Korean poet, essayist and novelist Ko Un was born as Ko Untae to a peasant family in Gunsan, North Jeolla province. He...

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