Leonard, Elmore
1925 - 2013

The American author Elmore John Leonard, Jr. was born in New Orleans, but because his father worked for the automobile...

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Pollock, Donald Ray
1954 -

The American author Donald Ray Pollock was born and grew up in America’s backyard. In the little community called K...

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Reah, Danuta
1949 -

The British author of crime fiction, Danuta Reah (aka Carla Banks), was born in South Yorkshire. Her father, Jan Kot, was...

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Qiu Xiaolong
1953 -

Qiu Xiaolong is a Chinese author, poet, translator and scholar. He was born in Shanghai and grew up in post-revolution...

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