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...

Further reading

Hughes, Ted
1930 - 1998

English poet born in Mytholmroyd in the West Riding of Yorkshire. When he was seven years old, the family moved to...

Further reading

Cole, Martina
1959 -

Martina Cole is one best-selling British authors of the 21st century; according to the mass media, only Harry Potter’s c...

Further reading

Quasimodo, Salvatore
1901 - 1968

Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet born in Modica, near Syracuse on Sicily. He was the second of four children. His...

Further reading