Perse, Saint-John
1887 - 1975

The French poet Saint-John Perse was born Marie-René Alexis Saint-Léger, the only son of five children born to a wealthy f...

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Turow, Scott
1949 -

Scott Frederick Turow is an American author born in Chicago, Illinois, where his father was working as a physicist. Both...

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Broch, Hermann
1886 - 1951

Hermann Broch was one of the most important one among those 20th century authors whose writings were also influenced by...

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Whitehead, Colson
1969 -

American writer Art Colson Chipp Whitehead spent his early years at 139th Riverside in Harlem, a tough place by his...

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