Petterson, Per
1952 -

Norwegian author born in Oslo to a working class family with left-wing sympathies. His father was a logger of Swedish...

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Kemal, Yasar
1923 - 2015

The Turkish novelist and short story writer Yasar Kemal was born as Kemal Sadik Gökceli in the village of Hemite near Adana ...

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Montale, Eugenio
1896 - 1981

The Italian poet and translator Eugenio Montale was born to a middle-class family in Genoa. He was the youngest of seven...

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Holst, Kirsten
1936 - 2008

Kirsten Holst was a Danish author, teacher and editor known for her detective stories and young adult fiction. She was born...

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