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Hoem, Edvard
1949 -
The Norwegian writer Edvard Hoem was born in Fræna, Romsdal, but he grew up on a small farm on the west coast of Norway. ...
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Austen, Jane
1775 - 1817
The English author Jane Austen was born in in Steventon, Hampshire as the second last of seven children. Her father was a...
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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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Montale, Eugenio
1896 - 1981
The Italian poet and translator Eugenio Montale was born to a middle-class family in Genoa. He was the youngest of seven...
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