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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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Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne
1832 - 1910
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was a Norwegian author born in Kvikne as the son of a pastor. When he was five years old, the family s...
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Gaiman, Neil
1960 -
The English author Neil Gaiman is one of the foremost, award-winning and most frequently translated authors of the 21...
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Smith, Martin Cruz
1942 -
Martin Cruz Smith, born Martin William Smith, is an American author of thrillers born in Reading, Pennsylvania. His father...
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Van Greenaway, Peter
1929 - 1988
Peter Van Greenaway was a British author of unconventional crime stories that included elements of horror and science...
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