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Høeg, Peter
1957 -
The Danish author Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen and grew up in the inner-city district of Christianshavn. His mother ...
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Pepetela
1941 -
His full name is Artur Carlos Mauricio Pestana dos Santos, an Angolan author, born in the coastal town of Benguela. He took...
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Carrère, Emmanuel
1957 -
The French author Emmanuel Carrère was born to a middle-class family in Paris's 16th arrondissement. He is the son of Louis ...
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Rodoreda, Mercè
1909 - 1983
Mercè Rodoreda was born in Barcelona. Catalan was her native language. There are only scant biographical details available ...
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