Larsson, Stieg
1954 - 2004

Stieg Larsson was a Swedish author and journalist who, despite only publishing three novels, is one of Sweden’s b...

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García Márquez, Gabriel
1927 - 2014

Gabriel García Márquez was born in Aracataca, a small town in the tropical parts of northern Colombia. Here he mainly grew u...

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Antunes, António Lobo
1942 -

The Portuguese author António Antunes was born and raised in Benfica, a prosperous Lisbon suburb, as the oldest of six ...

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Shute, Nevil
1899 - 1960

British author born as Nevil Shute Norway in Ealing, Middlesex, and raised in Shrewsbury. He stuttered badly, which...

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