Okri, Ben
1959 -

Ben Okri was born into the Urhobo tribe in Minna, Nigeria, as the son of Grace and Silver Okri, but he spent his early...

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Abrahams, Peter (1947-)
1947 -

Peter Abrahams is an American author born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he also grew up. Summer holidays were spent in...

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Malamud, Bernard
1914 - 1986

Bernard Malamud was an American author born in Brooklyn, New York, to a family of Russian Jewish immigrants. The family...

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Erpenbeck, Jenny
1967 -

The German author and theatre director Jenny Erpenbeck grew up in central East Berlin where she still lives. Erpenbeck's...

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