Proust, Marcel
1871 - 1922

French author, born in the village of Auteuil. His father was a prominent physician who had worked himself up and...

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Rowling, J.K.
1965 -

The British writer, J.K. Rowling, was born as Joanne Rowling in Yate in Gloucestershire, England. As an adult, she added...

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Rendell, Ruth
1930 - 2015

The British crime writer Ruth Rendell was born in London as Ruth Barbara Graseman. Her mother was of Scandinavian origin...

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Spiegelman, Peter
1958 -

The American crime writer Peter Spiegelman was born in New York. He grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, and has lived there...

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