Saunders, George
1958 -

George Saunders is primarily an author of short stories. He was born in Amarillo, Texas, and grew up in Chicago. When he...

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Tokarczuk, Olga
1962 -

Polish author, born in the little village Klenica in western Poland, where her parents were teachers at a residential...

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Saramago, José
1922 - 2010

The Portuguese author José (de Sousa) Saramago was born in the small village of Azinhaga in Ribatejo Province, Portugal. ...

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Némirovsky, Irène
1903 - 1942

French author, born in Kyiv by Russian-Jewish parents. Her father was one of the richest bankers of Tsarist Russia, and...

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