Aretino, Pietro
1492 - 1556

Italian author born in Arezzo, Tuscany to a poor cobbler. He had little or no schooling, but he was clever and astute, and...

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Grandes, Almudena
1960 - 2021

Almudena Grandes Hernández was a Spanish author born in Madrid. After studies in geography and history she worked for a ...

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NDiaye, Marie
1967 -

The French novelist and playwright Marie NDiaye was born in Pithiviers, Loiret, about fifty kilometres south of Paris. When...

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Blake, William
1757 - 1827

The English author and artist William Blake was born and spent most of his life in London. His father was a hosier, but his...

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