Valéry, Paul
1871 - 1945

French author born and grown up in the southern French port of Sète, where his father was a customs officer. Through his ...

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Atkinson, Kate
1951 -

The British author Kate Atkinson was born in York, her father was a shopkeeper. She read English literature at Dundee...

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Walser, Martin
1927 - 2023

The German author Martin Walser was born in Wasserburg am Bodensee on Lake Constance where his father owned a restaurant....

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Enzensberger, Hans Magnus
1929 - 2022

The German author and poet Hans Magnus Enzensberger was the oldest of four brothers born to middle-class parents in the...

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