Frisch, Max
1911 - 1991

The Swiss author Max Frisch was born in Zurich, Switzerland. His father was an architect. Frisch dreamed of becoming an...

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Joensuu, Matti Yrjänä
1948 - 2011

Matti Yrjänä Joensuu was a Finnish crime writer and criminal investigator. He was born and lived most of his life in H...

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Almqvist, Carl Jonas Love
1793 - 1866

Swedish author, born in Stockholm and raised at the estate of Antuna some distance to the north of the city. The father...

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Crumley, James
1939 - 2008

The American author and teacher James Arthur Crumley never reached bestseller status. However, he was instrumental in the...

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