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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Helle, Helle
1965 -
The Danish writer Helle Helle was born as Helle Olsen in Nakskov on the island of Lolland and she grew up in Rødby. Her ...
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Grebe, Camilla
1968 -
The Swedish writer, Camilla Grebe (born Eriksson), has written a series of crime novels, both herself and in collaboration...
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Whitman, Walt
1819 - 1892
Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, a village on Long Island, New York, as the second child of nine to Walter, a house...
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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
1772 - 1834
The English poet and literary critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge was the son of a Devonshire clergyman. He attended Jesus...
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