Carrère, Emmanuel
1957 -

The French author Emmanuel Carrère was born to a middle-class family in Paris's 16th arrondissement. He is the son of Louis ...

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Elytis, Odysseus
1911 - 1996

Odysseus Elytis was born Odysseus Alepoudhellis at Heraklion on the island of Crete. He was the youngest of six children....

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Brink, André
1935 - 2015

André Brink was a South-African author born in Vrede, the Orange Free State of South Africa. His father was a magistrate ...

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Baudelaire, Charles
1821 - 1867

Charles-Pierre Baudelaire was born in Paris. His father, a government official during the reign of Napoleon, was interested...

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