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It is 202 years today since Edmond de Goncourt was born.
The brothers Edmond and Jules (1830–1870) de Goncourt were born in Nancy and Paris respectively. Their father was a high-ranking officer whose legacy allowed the siblings to dedicate their time to art, theatre and literature. The two brothers lived and worked together until Jules died of syphilis in 1870. Neither brother married. As to their work, they are perceived as one and the same since E...
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It is 77 years today since Carol O'Connell was born.
Carol O’Connel is an American author and artist best known for her books about the ruthless hardboiled detective Kathleen "Kathy" Mallory.
O’Connel published her first novel at the age of forty-seven and has tried to stay out of the limelight. She offers little information about her person, and not much is known about her early years. She was born in New York and grew up in New York, New Jer...
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Freeling, Nicolas
1927 - 2003
Nicholas Freeling was born Nicolas Davidson in London. His parents were English, but his mother had Dutch roots and the...
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Dunant, Sarah
1950 -
The writer, broadcaster and critic Sarah Dunant was born in London. She attended Godolphin and Latymer School and Newnham...
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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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Tagore, Rabindranath
1861 - 1941
Rabindranath Tagore (Thakur in Bengali) was and still is India's most influential author. Not only was he a poet, novelist...
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