Sample of Authors
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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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
1772 - 1834
The English poet and literary critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge was the son of a Devonshire clergyman. He attended Jesus...
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Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne
1832 - 1910
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was a Norwegian author born in Kvikne as the son of a pastor. When he was five years old, the family s...
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Bragi, Steinar
1975 -
The Icelandic author Steinar Bragi grew up in Reykjavik. After graduation he read comparative literature and philosophy at...
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