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It is 202 years today since Edmond de Goncourt was born.
The brothers Edmond and Jules (1830–1870) de Goncourt were born in Nancy and Paris respectively. Their father was a high-ranking officer whose legacy allowed the siblings to dedicate their time to art, theatre and literature. The two brothers lived and worked together until Jules died of syphilis in 1870. Neither brother married. As to their work, they are perceived as one and the same since E...
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It is 77 years today since Carol O'Connell was born.
Carol O’Connel is an American author and artist best known for her books about the ruthless hardboiled detective Kathleen "Kathy" Mallory.
O’Connel published her first novel at the age of forty-seven and has tried to stay out of the limelight. She offers little information about her person, and not much is known about her early years. She was born in New York and grew up in New York, New Jer...
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Buchan, John
1875 - 1940
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish author, politician, lawyer, historian, editor and diplomat. At his death...
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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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Rubinstein, Gillian
1942 -
Gillian Rubinstein was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, but she spent her teenage years in Nigeria and at...
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Leon, Donna
1942 -
The American crime writer Donna Leon was born in Montclaire, New Jersey. At the age of twenty-three, she published her...
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