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McDermid, Val
1955 -
Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer born in Kirkcaldy, Fife. She attended Kirkcaldy High School where she was among a...
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Hulová, Petra
1979 -
The Czech author Petra Hulová was born in Prague, former Czechoslovakia. She grew up with two fathers and many stepsisters ...
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Maalouf, Amin
1949 -
The Lebanese-born author Amin Maalouf was born in Beirut. He is the second of four children. His family history is complex...
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Silone, Ignazio
1900 - 1978
The pseudonym of Secondo Tranquilli, an Italian author and intellectual, born in Pescina dei Marsi. Silone came from a poor...
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