Dickinson, Emily
1830 - 1886

The American poet Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her father was a successful lawyer. She studied art...

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Harris, Frank
1856 - 1931

The editor, journalist and publisher Frank Harris was born in Ireland. He was a notorious womanizer who became an American...

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Rodoreda, Mercè
1909 - 1983

Mercè Rodoreda was born in Barcelona. Catalan was her native language. There are only scant biographical details available ...

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Kertész, Imre
1929 - 2016

Imre Kertész was a Hungarian author born in Budapest to a secular Jewish family. He was widely translated and one of ...

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