Richmond, Michelle
1970 -

The American author, publisher and teacher, Michelle Richmond was born as one of three sisters in Demopolis, Alabama, but...

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Toussaint, Jean-Philippe
1957 -

Belgian author and filmer, born in Brussels. He spent a large part of his youth in Paris, where he eventually also came to...

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Mahfouz, Naguib
1911 - 2006

Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo as the youngest child of five boys and two girls. His family was of Muslim middle-class...

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Eliot, George
1819 - 1880

A pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans, a British author, born in Warwickshire. Her father was a steward at a large estate,...

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