Vázquez Montalbán, Manuel
1939 - 2003

Spanish author, journalist, essayist and poet. Vázquez Montalbán was born in Barcelona the same year as General Franco came o...

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NDiaye, Marie
1967 -

The French novelist and playwright Marie NDiaye was born in Pithiviers, Loiret, about fifty kilometres south of Paris. When...

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Conroy, Pat
1945 - 2016

The American author Donald Patrick "Pat" Conroy was born in Atlanta, Georgia, as the oldest of seven siblings. His father,...

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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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