Manchette, Jean-Patrick
1942 - 1995

Jean-Patrick Manchette was a French author credited for having revolutionised noir fiction in France. He was born in...

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Chatterton, Thomas
1752 - 1770

British poet and satirist born in Bristol where he grew up in the shadow of the city's magnificent 15th century cathedral,...

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Sturgeon, Theodore
1918 - 1985

Theodore Sturgeon – he was born Edward Hamilton Waldo – was an American author of primarily science fiction and fantasy, but...

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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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