Turèll, Dan
1946 - 1993

Danish novelist and poet who was something as unusual as a well-respected and genuinely popular cultural figure. He was...

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Proust, Marcel
1871 - 1922

French author, born in the village of Auteuil. His father was a prominent physician who had worked himself up and...

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Tangen, Geir
1970 -

The Norwegian author Geir Tangen was born in Øystese in Hardanger where he also grew up. In the family home, reading was ...

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Modiano, Patrick
1945 -

Reluctant to talk about himself in the beginning of his career, Patrick Modiano claimed that he was born in 1947. It has...

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