Sample of Authors
Jelinek, Elfriede
1946 -
The Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek was born in Mürzzuschlag in the federal state of Steiermark, where Jelinek spent her ...
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Puzo, Mario
1920 - 1999
Mario Gianluigi Puzo was an American author born in a slum known as Hell’s Kitchen on Manhattan, New York. His parents were b...
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Murdoch, Iris
1919 - 1999
The British author and philosopher Jean Iris Murdoch was of both English and Irish stock. She was born in Dublin to...
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Claus, Hugo
1929 - 2008
Belgian author. His father worked at a printing office and his mother was a housewife. When a new baby was on its way, his...
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