Vargas Llosa, Mario
1936 -

Peruvian author, born in Arequipa in the southern part of the country. His parents divorced soon after his birth, and Mario...

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Norman, Diana
1933 - 2011

The British author and journalist Diana Norman has become known for her historical novels, some of which were published...

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Shaw, George Bernard
1856 - 1950

Irish author and Nobel Prize laureate born in Dublin to a middle-class family. His father was an alcoholic and his mother...

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Patterson, James
1947 -

The American author, James Patterson, was born and grew up in Newburgh in the State of New York. His father was an...

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