Irving, John
1942 -

American novelist born as John Wallace Blunt, Jr. in Exeter, New Hampshire. His mother was a nurse and his stepfather...

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Chandler, Raymond
1888 - 1959

American detective writer, born in Chicago. He spent his early childhood in Wyoming and Nebraska. His parents divorced when...

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Roth, Philip
1933 - 2018

Philip Milton Roth was an American author born in Newark, New Jersey, where he grew up in a Jewish family together with his...

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Yourcenar, Marguerite
1903 - 1987

French author of Belgian origin, born in Brussels. Her mother died the same year due to puerperal fever. Marguerite was...

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