Murakami, Haruki
1949 -

Haruki Murakami grew up as an only child in a traditional Japanese family. Both parents taught Japanese literature and his...

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Söderberg, Hjalmar
1869 - 1941

The Swedish author Hjalmar Söderberg was born in Stockholm. His father was a clerk at Kammarkollegium (a government office) ...

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Eriksson, Kjell
1953 -

The Swedish author and gardener Kjell Eriksson was born in Uppsala, Sweden and grew up in a working-class family on...

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Zola, Émile
1840 - 1902

French author, born in Paris and raised in Aix-en-Provence. His father, who was Italian and a successful site engineer,...

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