Sinclair, Upton
1878 - 1968

Upton Sinclair was an American author born as Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr. in Baltimore, Maryland. His father, who came from a...

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Gordimer, Nadine
1923 - 2014

South-African novelist born in Springs, now in the province of Gauteng, (part of what was formerly the Transvaal), not far...

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Kennedy, William
1928 -

William Joseph Kennedy is an American author born in Albany, New York, to an Irish Catholic family. His father, William J.,...

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
1712 - 1778

Author and political philosopher born in Geneva, Switzerland as the son of a watchmaker. His mother died giving birth to...

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