Propper, Milton M.
1906 - 1962

American crime writer and lawyer, born into a middle-class family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he also lived for...

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Vieira, José Luandino
1935 -

José Luandino Vieira Mateus de Graça, which is his complete name, was born in Lagoa do Furadouro in Portugal. As a small b...

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Hamsun, Knut
1859 - 1952

The Norwegian author Knut Hamsun was born as Knut Pedersen at Lom in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, but from 1862 he was...

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Eustis, Helen
1916 - 2015

The American writer and translator Helen White Eustis was what would in a musical context be called a "one hit wonder". Her...

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