Steinbeck, John
1902 - 1968

American author and Nobel Prize winner born in Salinas in California. His mother was a teacher and his father worked in the...

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Wentworth, Patricia
1878 - 1961

"Patricia Wentworth" was born Dora Amy Elles in Mussoorie, India, during the British Raj. Her father was an army officer,...

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Flynn, Gillian
1971 -

Already as a child, the American author and journalist Gillian Flynn was fascinated by horror and crime. She read books...

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Penny, Louise
1958 -

The Canadian author, Louise Penny, grew up in Toronto. She studied Journalism and worked as a TV and radio producer. She...

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