Jacobsen, Roy
1954 -

Norwegian author born in Oslo where he grew up in a working-class suburb, but he spent his teenage years in North Norway....

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Edwardson, Åke
1953 -

Swedish author and journalist, born in Tranås and raised in Vrigstad and Sävsjö. Åke Edwardson studied history of lit...

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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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Nesser, Håkan
1950 -

Håkan Nesser was born in Elvesta Gård (manor) on the outskirts of Kumla. His father was a farmer, as were his family since t...

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