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  • It is 202 years today since Edmond de Goncourt was born.

    The brothers Edmond and Jules (1830–1870) de Goncourt were born in Nancy and Paris respectively. Their father was a high-ranking officer whose legacy allowed the siblings to dedicate their time to art, theatre and literature. The two brothers lived and worked together until Jules died of syphilis in 1870. Neither brother married. As to their work, they are perceived as one and the same since E...

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  • It is 77 years today since Carol O'Connell was born.

    Carol O’Connel is an American author and artist best known for her books about the ruthless hardboiled detective Kathleen "Kathy" Mallory.
    O’Connel published her first novel at the age of forty-seven and has tried to stay out of the limelight. She offers little information about her person, and not much is known about her early years. She was born in New York and grew up in New York, New Jer...

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Portrait image of John Hart

Hart, John
1965 -

John Hart is considered to be one of the great names in American crime fiction during the 21st century. All of his books...

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Författarporträtt av Sturgeon, Theodore

Sturgeon, Theodore
1918 - 1985

Theodore Sturgeon – he was born Edward Hamilton Waldo – was an American author of primarily science fiction and fantasy, but...

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Författarporträtt av Cortázar, Julio

Cortázar, Julio
1914 - 1984

Argentinian author, born in Brussels to Argentinian parents. His father was a diplomat. After the First World War the...

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Författarporträtt av Stribling, T.S.

Stribling, T.S.
1881 - 1965

The American author T.S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling was born in the little town of Clifton in Tennessee. His father had...

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