Morante, Elsa
1912 - 1985

The Italian author Elsa Morante was born in Rome, where she grew up in the poor working-class district of Testaccio. She...

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Sittenfeld, Curtis
1975 -

Curtis Sittenfeld was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, as the second oldest of four siblings. Her mother taught history of...

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Grisham, John
1955 -

American author, lawyer and politician born in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His father was a construction worker who travelled...

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Lee, Harper
1926 - 2016

Nelle Harper Lee was an American author who grew up in the town of Monroeville, Alabama, as the youngest of four siblings....

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