Chandler, Raymond
1888 - 1959

American detective writer, born in Chicago. He spent his early childhood in Wyoming and Nebraska. His parents divorced when...

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Deforges, Régine
1935 - 2014

The French author, publisher, director and playwright Régine Deforges, born in Montmorillon, Poitou, was famous for her ...

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Osman, Richard
1970 -

Richard Osman is an English comedian, TV-personality and programme presenter who made his international writing...

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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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