Lenz, Siegfried
1926 - 2014

Siegfried Lenz, known for his strong social critique, is among the foremost German post-war authors alongside Heinrich...

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Morante, Elsa
1912 - 1985

The Italian author Elsa Morante was born in Rome, where she grew up in the poor working-class district of Testaccio. She...

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Cleave, Chris
1973 -

The British writer and journalist Chris Cleave was born in London. Apart from a few years in Cameroon, West Africa, in the...

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Larsson, Åsa
1966 -

Swedish crime writer and former tax lawyer born in Uppsala. Both parents grew up near the city of Kiruna in the north of...

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