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  • It is 88 years today since Larry McMurtry was born.

    The American novelist Larry Jeff McMurtry was born and raised on a cattle farm in Archer City near Wichita Falls, Texas. His parents were cattle breeders.
    McMurtry studied at Rice University, Houston, graduating with a Master of Arts in 1960. After a year at Stanford University he began to teach at Texas Christian University (1961–1962) and at Rice University (1964–1964). As of 1971, McMurtry was...

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Nilsson, Johanna
1973 -

Johanna Nilsson was born in Uppsala and moved with her family to Borlänge when she was six years old. Her parents were ...

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Författarporträtt av Ørstavik, Hanne

Ørstavik, Hanne
1969 -

The Norwegian author Hanne Ørstavik was born in the village of Tana in the northern province of Finnmark where many of her ...

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Författarporträtt av Futrelle, Jacques

Futrelle, Jacques
1875 - 1912

The American journalist and author Jacques Heath Futrelle made sure there was room for his wife in a lifeboat before he...

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Författarporträtt av Powell, Richard

Powell, Richard
1908 - 1999

Richard Powell was an author, journalist and advertising man born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lived most of his...

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