Duve, Karen
1961 -

The German author Karen Duve was born in Hamburg. After she graduated from upper-secondary school in 1981, she worked as a...

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Maupassant, Guy de
1850 - 1893

Guy de Maupassant was born at the castle of Miromesnil, not far from Dieppe in Normandie. His family was of noble lineage...

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Vidal, Gore
1925 - 2012

The American novelist and essayist Gore Vidal was born at West Point, New York. He was originally christened Eugene Vidal,...

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Auden, Wystan Hugh
1907 - 1973

English author born in York. His father was a doctor, and he was brought up in an intellectual, middle-class family in...

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