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  • It is 88 years today since Larry McMurtry was born.

    The American novelist Larry Jeff McMurtry was born and raised on a cattle farm in Archer City near Wichita Falls, Texas. His parents were cattle breeders.
    McMurtry studied at Rice University, Houston, graduating with a Master of Arts in 1960. After a year at Stanford University he began to teach at Texas Christian University (1961–1962) and at Rice University (1964–1964). As of 1971, McMurtry was...

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Författarporträtt av Bremer, Fredrika

Bremer, Fredrika
1801 - 1865

Fredrika Bremer was born in in Turku, Finland. As an author, she has been very significant for women's rights issues....

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Författarporträtt av Moberg, Vilhelm

Moberg, Vilhelm
1898 - 1973

The Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg was born and grew up in Algutsboda in the southern part of the province of Småland. His ...

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Författarporträtt av Miller, Henry

Miller, Henry
1891 - 1980

American author born in New York to German parents – Miller did allegedly not learn English until he started school. After b...

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Portrait of Czeslaw Milosz

Milosz, Czeslaw
1911 - 2004

Polish author and Nobel Prize laureate born and raised in the village of Šeteniai, Lithuania, the Russian Empire. His ...

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