Rankin, Ian
1960 -

The Scottish crime writer Ian James Rankin was born in the coal mining town of Cardenden, Fife, where his father owned a...

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Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
1977 -

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in the city of Enugu, southeast Nigeria, to a Christian Igbo family. It was the Igbo that...

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Mann, Thomas
1875 - 1955

The German novelist and short story writer Thomas Mann was born in Lübeck. His father, who was a senator and wealthy ...

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Chatwin, Bruce
1940 - 1989

Bruce Chatwin was an English novelist and legendary travel writer. His father, Charles Chatwin, owned a law practice in...

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