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It is 202 years today since Edmond de Goncourt was born.
The brothers Edmond and Jules (1830–1870) de Goncourt were born in Nancy and Paris respectively. Their father was a high-ranking officer whose legacy allowed the siblings to dedicate their time to art, theatre and literature. The two brothers lived and worked together until Jules died of syphilis in 1870. Neither brother married. As to their work, they are perceived as one and the same since E...
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It is 77 years today since Carol O'Connell was born.
Carol O’Connel is an American author and artist best known for her books about the ruthless hardboiled detective Kathleen "Kathy" Mallory.
O’Connel published her first novel at the age of forty-seven and has tried to stay out of the limelight. She offers little information about her person, and not much is known about her early years. She was born in New York and grew up in New York, New Jer...
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Roth, Veronica
1988 -
Veronica Roth grew up in Barrington, Illinois, with her siblings and single artist mother. Her grandparents were Polish...
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Adams, Douglas
1952 - 2001
Douglas Noel Adams was a British author born in Cambridge. His father had studied theology, but worked as a probation...
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Brooks, Terry
1944 -
The prolific American author of fantasy fiction, Terrence Dean Brooks, better known as Terry Brooks, was born in Sterling,...
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Lawrence, D.H.
1885 - 1930
The English author D.H. (David Herbert) Lawrence was born in the mining district of Nottinghamshire. His parents came from...
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