Pasternak, Boris
1890 - 1960

The Russian poet and prose writer Boris Pasternak was born in Moscow, in an art-oriented family. His mother was a concert...

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Carey, Peter
1943 -

The Australian author Peter Philip Carey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, where his parents ran a General Motors...

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French, Tana
1973 -

Crime writer and actress Tana French was born in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Her father was an economist and worked all...

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Darrieussecq, Marie
1969 -

Marie Darrieussecq was born and raised in Bayonne in the Basque Country region of south-west France. Her mother was a...

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