Heaney, Seamus
1939 - 2013

The Irish poet, essayist and translator Seamus Justin Heaney was born at Mossbawn Farm near Castledawson, County Derry,...

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Rao, Raja
1908 - 2006

Raja Rao was one of the foremost 20th century Indian authors that wrote in English. He was less prolific than Mulk Raj...

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Auster, Paul
1947 - 2024

American author from a Jewish family, born in Newark, New Jersey. His parents, Queenie and Samuel Auster, came from Poland....

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Levy, Deborah
1959 -

The British playwright and novelist Deborah Levy was born in South Africa. Her father, a Jewish historian who was a friend...

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