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  • It is 68 years today since Patricia D. Cornwell was born.

    The American crime writer Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida, as Patricia Carroll Daniels. After her parents’ divorce she grew up with her mother in Montreat, North Carolina. She married her English professor after graduating from Davidson College and started to work as a journalist at the Charlotte Observer in 1979. She soon became the newspaper’s crime reporter. She has also worked as...

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Författarporträtt av Savater, Fernando

Savater, Fernando
1947 -

The Spanish philosopher and activist Fernando Savater is the author of novels, plays, essays and journalism. He was born in...

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Författarporträtt av Manning, Olivia

Manning, Olivia
1908 - 1980

The British novelist and short story writer Olivia Mary Manning was born in Portsmouth in 1908 (although some sources say...

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Författarporträtt av Norén, Lars

Norén, Lars
1944 - 2021

Swedish author, poet, and playwright, born in Stockholm. Lars Norén was raised partly in the province of Skåne (Scania). H...

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Författarporträtt av Eberhart, Mignon G.

Eberhart, Mignon G.
1899 - 1996

Mignon G. Eberhart was an American author of mystery novels born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, as Mignonette Good. She...

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