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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Schneider, Peter
1940 -
Peter Schneider is a German author. He was born in Lübeck and grew up in Grainau and Freiburg together with his five ...
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Glauser, Friedrich
1896 - 1938
The Swiss author Friedrich Glauser was born in Vienna. His mother was Austrian and his father was from Switzerland....
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Foenkinos, David
1974 -
David Foenkinos is a French bestselling author. Born in Paris, he studied literature and music there after which he worked...
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Zweig, Stefan
1881 - 1942
The Austrian novelist, poet and playwright Stefan Zweig was born in Vienna to a wealthy Jewish family. He studied...
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