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![Författarporträtt av Sappho](images/writer/1506/1506_20130903093045.jpg)
Sappho
c. 630 BCE - c. 570 BCE
Thanks to the Athenian politician and poet Solon we know that the lyrical poet Sappho from the island of Lesbos was both...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Hellström, Börge](images/writer/4440/wm_BR_4440_20161019005022_Large.jpg)
Hellström, Börge
1957 - 2017
Börge Hellström was a former criminal turned author. After a tough childhood he became an alcoholic and a drug addict, and e...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Flaubert, Gustave](images/writer/536/536_20120502100336.jpg)
Flaubert, Gustave
1821 - 1880
The French author Gustave Flaubert, the son of a prominent surgeon, grew up in Rouen. Both his parents were atheists, and,...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Despentes, Virginie](images/writer/5690/5e30576d51ebeaaf60edbb4271941321d0d5c626af9d0.jpg)
Despentes, Virginie
1969 -
The French author Virginie Despentes was born in Nancy, northeast France. She was convinced from an early age that girls...
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