Sontag, Susan
1933 - 2004

Susan Sontag was an American author, critic, filmmaker and political activist. She was born in New York as the daughter of...

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Johnson, Uwe
1934 - 1984

The German author Uwe Johnson was born in Cammin, Pomerania (present day Kamien Pomorski in Poland). He grew up at Anklam,...

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Lee, Harper
1926 - 2016

Nelle Harper Lee was an American author who grew up in the town of Monroeville, Alabama, as the youngest of four siblings....

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Matheson, Richard
1926 - 2013

Richard Matheson was born in New Jersey and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. After his parents divorce he lived with his...

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