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  • It is 113 years today since Max Frisch was born.

    The Swiss author Max Frisch was born in Zurich, Switzerland. His father was an architect. Frisch dreamed of becoming an author from an early age, and in the early 1930s he began to read German literature and linguistics at the University of Zurich. Although disenchanted with university, he became influenced by prominent teachers such as Walter Muschg.
    When his father suddenly died in 1932,...

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Författarporträtt av Wolkers, Jan

Wolkers, Jan
1925 - 2007

The Dutch author and artist Jan Wolkers was born in Oegstgeest near Leiden as the third of eleven children. His father...

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Författarporträtt av Rolland, Romain

Rolland, Romain
1866 - 1944

The French author and playwright Romain Rolland was born in Clamecy, Bourgogne. The family moved to Paris, partly for the...

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Författarporträtt av Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles
1812 - 1870

Charles Dickens appealed to rich and poor alike, and was the most popular of all the Victorian authors. He was born into a...

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Författarporträtt av Wright, Willard Huntington

Wright, Willard Huntington
1888 - 1939

Willard Huntington Wright was an American critic and editor. He was born in Virginia, attended Harvard and later studied...

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