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![Författarporträtt av Rankin, Ian](images/writer/2642/wm_BR_2642_20130821175419_Large.jpg)
Rankin, Ian
1960 -
The Scottish crime writer Ian James Rankin was born in the coal mining town of Cardenden, Fife, where his father owned a...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Perec, Georges](images/writer/1358/5c25c9bc75490c203097cad6049a9a3030c1961324d5a.jpg)
Perec, Georges
1936 - 1982
George Perec's Jewish parents emigrated from Poland to France in the 1920s. His father served in the war and was killed in...
Further reading![Portrait of Siegfried Lenz](images/writer/1010/60368340b504444e66428900fdc3ae564801427563317.jpg)
Lenz, Siegfried
1926 - 2014
Siegfried Lenz, known for his strong social critique, is among the foremost German post-war authors alongside Heinrich...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Wolfe, Thomas](images/writer/2001/2001_20130305162353.jpg)
Wolfe, Thomas
1900 - 1938
The American novelist and playwright Thomas Wolfe was born in Asheville, North Carolina. Although his parents later...
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