McEwan, Ian
1948 -

Ian Russel McEwan is an English author and screenwriter born in Aldershot, Hampshire. His father was a major, and Ian...

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Atkinson, Kate
1951 -

The British author Kate Atkinson was born in York, her father was a shopkeeper. She read English literature at Dundee...

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Darrieussecq, Marie
1969 -

Marie Darrieussecq was born and raised in Bayonne in the Basque Country region of south-west France. Her mother was a...

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Beckett, Samuel
1906 - 1989

The Irishman Samuel Beckett is one of the most influential authors of the 20th century and a prominent figure within...

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