Hoffmann, E.T.A.
1776 - 1822

The German author, composer and artist E.T.A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus, originally Ernst Theodor Wilhelm) Hoffmann was born...

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Marías, Javier
1951 - 2022

Spanish author, translator and publisher born in Madrid. His mother was a teacher; his father, Julián Marías, was a r...

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Singer, Isaac Bashevis
1904 - 1991

Isaac Bashevis Singer, born Izak Hersz Zynger, was the last of the great 20th century authors in Yiddish. He was born in...

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Westlake, Donald E.
1933 - 2008

Donald Edwin Westlake was an American author of Irish descent born in Brooklyn, New York. As a small boy, he moved with his...

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