Hoppe, Felicitas
1960 -

The German author Felicitas Hoppe was born to a Roman Catholic family in Hameln, Lower Saxony, as the third of five...

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Delany, Samuel R.
1942 -

American science fiction author born in Harlem, New York. Samuel Ray Delany Jr. grew up above his father's funeral parlour....

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Vargas Llosa, Mario
1936 -

Peruvian author, born in Arequipa in the southern part of the country. His parents divorced soon after his birth, and Mario...

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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
1712 - 1778

Author and political philosopher born in Geneva, Switzerland as the son of a watchmaker. His mother died giving birth to...

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