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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 of Serhij Zjadan

Zhadan, Serhiy
1974 -

The activist, poet, novelist, essayist, song writer, critic and translator from German, Belarusian and Russian, Serhiy...

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Portrait of Imre Kertész

Kertész, Imre
1929 - 2016

Imre Kertész was a Hungarian author born in Budapest to a secular Jewish family. He was widely translated and one of ...

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Författarporträtt av Armstrong, Charlotte

Armstrong, Charlotte
1905 - 1969

Charlotte Armstrong was an American author born in Vulcan, Michigan. She attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and...

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Författarporträtt av Kárason, Einar

Kárason, Einar
1955 -

The Icelandic author Einar Kárason was born in Reykjavik. While studying literature at university he had various jobs at ...

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