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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Gaiman, Neil
1960 -
The English author Neil Gaiman is one of the foremost, award-winning and most frequently translated authors of the 21...
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Upfield, Arthur W.
1890 - 1964
Arthur W. Upfield is one of a small number of internationally famous Australian crime writers thanks to his novels about...
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Michael, Ib
1945 -
Ib Michael Rasmussen is a Danish author. He was born to a wealthy family in Roskilde on the Danish coast. As a child he...
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Marsden, John
1950 -
John Marsden was born in Melbourne, Australia, and grew up in a series of small towns in the Australian outback. His father...
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