Richardson, Samuel
1689 - 1761

Samuel Richardson was born in Derbyshire as the son of a carpenter. The family could not afford to send him to school, so...

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Modiano, Patrick
1945 -

Reluctant to talk about himself in the beginning of his career, Patrick Modiano claimed that he was born in 1947. It has...

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Martinson, Harry
1904 - 1978

Harry Martinson was born in Jämshög in Blekinge. He had a difficult and unhappy childhood. His father, who largely was a...

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Morrison, Toni
1931 - 2019

American author born Chloe Ardelia Wofford, one of four siblings in a working class family in Lorain, Ohio. During the...

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