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    The American thriller writer, theatre producer and actor Robert Ludlum were born in New York, but his family moved to New Jersey when he was just a baby and it was there he grew up. His father was a business man and the young son received an education at private schools across Connecticut: Rectory School in Pomfret, Kent School in Kent, Chesire Academy in Chesire and Wesleyan University in...

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Portrait of Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Dürrenmatt, Friedrich
1921 - 1990

Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a German-language, Swiss author, playwright and social critic. He was born in the town of Stalden ...

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Portrait image of David Foenkinos

Foenkinos, David
1974 -

David Foenkinos is a French bestselling author. Born in Paris, he studied literature and music there after which he worked...

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Författarporträtt av Koestler, Arthur

Koestler, Arthur
1905 - 1983

The British author and journalist Arthur Koestler was born in Budapest to a Hungarian father and an Austrian mother who...

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Författarporträtt av Heyer, Georgette

Heyer, Georgette
1902 - 1974

Georgette Heyer was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, to a wealthy family. She befriended Joanna Cannan and Carola Oman while she...

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