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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Hart, Carolyn
1936 -
Carolyn Hart was born Carolyn Gimpel in Oklahoma City, a city where she lived all her life. She attended the University of...
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Asturias, Miguel Angel
1899 - 1974
Miguel Angel Asturias was born in Guatemala City and grew up in the countryside. His father was a lawyer and his mother a...
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Brodrick, William
1960 -
The British crime writer William Brodrick was born in Bolton, Lancashire, but when he was eleven years old the family...
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Ludlum, Robert
1927 - 2001
The American thriller writer, theatre producer and actor Robert Ludlum were born in New York, but his family moved to New...
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