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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Burgess, Melvin
1954 -
Melvin Burgess is an author of books for children and young adults. He was born in Twickenham, London, and grew up in...
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Saramago, José
1922 - 2010
The Portuguese author José (de Sousa) Saramago was born in the small village of Azinhaga in Ribatejo Province, Portugal. ...
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Diderot, Denis
1713 - 1784
French author and philosopher born in the city of Langres in north-east France. He was the son of a wealthy knife maker and...
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Manea, Norman
1936 -
Romanian author of Jewish descent born in Suceava, Bukovina, in northern Romania. He and his family were brought to a...
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