Ruiz Zafón, Carlos
1964 - 2020

Carlos Ruiz Zafón was a Spanish author born and raised in Barcelona. His mother was from Catalonia and his father from ...

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Mistral, Gabriela
1889 - 1957

The Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral was born in Vicuña as Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga. She came from a...

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Hornung, E.W.
1866 - 1921

The English teacher and journalist Ernest William Hornung (Willie to his family) was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s b...

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Rendell, Ruth
1930 - 2015

The British crime writer Ruth Rendell was born in London as Ruth Barbara Graseman. Her mother was of Scandinavian origin...

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