Verne, Jules
1828 - 1905

French author, born in Nantes. To a large extent, his childhood appears to have been characterized by loneliness; he was...

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Hall, Tarquin
1969 -

British author and journalist born in London. He attended boarding school in Dorset until his father's bankruptcy. When he...

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Sendker, Jan-Philipp
1960 -

Jan-Philipp Sendker is a German journalist and author. From 1990 to 1995, he was the correspondent in America for the...

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Burgess, Melvin
1954 -

Melvin Burgess is an author of books for children and young adults. He was born in Twickenham, London, and grew up in...

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