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It is 88 years today since Lars Gustafsson was born.
The Swedish author Lars Gustafsson was born in Västerås where his father was a merchant. He passed his baccalaureate in 1955 and was awarded a Licentiate Degree from the University of Uppsala in 1961. From the 1960s onwards he was a public figure that often participated in the public debate. He was editor of the literary magazine BLM between 1962 and 1972 and book reviewer for the tabloid E...
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It is 67 years today since Peter Høeg was born.
The Danish author Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen and grew up in the inner-city district of Christianshavn. His mother taught Greek and Latin in upper-secondary school and his father was a lawyer. He attended that smart Bording free school, but was expelled in 1973 on account of his behaviour. He eventually earned his baccalaureate at the Fredriksberg upper-secondary school in 1976.
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
1821 - 1881
Russian author, born in Moscow. Fyodor Dostoyevsky lived his life against a dark background of both political and personal...
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Lockridge, Richard
1898 - 1982
An American journalist and author, born in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he also grew up. After finishing school, he studied...
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Pirandello, Luigi
1867 - 1936
Luigi Pirandello was one of the most influential playwrights of the 20th century and a central figure in Italian letters...
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Vargas Llosa, Mario
1936 -
Peruvian author, born in Arequipa in the southern part of the country. His parents divorced soon after his birth, and Mario...
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