Adonis
1930 -

Adonis, or Adunis, is the alias of the Syrian-Lebanese poet Ali Ahmad Said. Said was born in a poor farming community in...

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McEwan, Ian
1948 -

Ian Russel McEwan is an English author and screenwriter born in Aldershot, Hampshire. His father was a major, and Ian...

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Strindberg, August
1849 - 1912

Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish author born in Stockholm to a large middle-class family. His father was head of the...

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Quasimodo, Salvatore
1901 - 1968

Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet born in Modica, near Syracuse on Sicily. He was the second of four children. His...

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