Lindgren, Torgny
1938 - 2017

The Swedish author Torgny Lindgren was born Gustav Torgny Lindgren at Raggsjö, Västerbotten County. In the 1970s, he moved t...

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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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Hyland, M.J.
1968 -

Maria Joan Hyland's childhood was chaotic. Her father was an alcoholic and a liar as a young man, he continued to drink,...

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Ginsberg, Allen
1926 - 1997

American poet born in Newark, New Jersey. His father, Louis, was also a poet and teacher. His mother was a Russian,...

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