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  • It is 88 years today since Lars Gustafsson was born.

    The Swedish author Lars Gustafsson was born in Västerås where his father was a merchant. He passed his baccalaureate in 1955 and was awarded a Licentiate Degree from the University of Uppsala in 1961. From the 1960s onwards he was a public figure that often participated in the public debate. He was editor of the literary magazine BLM between 1962 and 1972 and book reviewer for the tabloid E...

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  • It is 67 years today since Peter Høeg was born.

    The Danish author Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen and grew up in the inner-city district of Christianshavn. His mother taught Greek and Latin in upper-secondary school and his father was a lawyer. He attended that smart Bording free school, but was expelled in 1973 on account of his behaviour. He eventually earned his baccalaureate at the Fredriksberg upper-secondary school in 1976.
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Portrait image of Brian Freemantle

Freemantle, Brian
1936 -

Brian Harry Freemantle is a British writer and journalist. He was born in Southampton, Hampshire, where he attended...

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Författarporträtt av Kipling, Rudyard

Kipling, Rudyard
1865 - 1936

British author born as Joseph Rudyard Kipling in Bombay where his father was the Principal as well as the Professor of...

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Författarporträtt av Lawrence, D.H.

Lawrence, D.H.
1885 - 1930

The English author D.H. (David Herbert) Lawrence was born in the mining district of Nottinghamshire. His parents came from...

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Författarporträtt av Cercas, Javier

Cercas, Javier
1962 -

The Spanish author and essayist Javier Cercas was born in Ibahernando (Cáceres), Extremadura, western Spain. His father was ...

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