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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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Johnson, Uwe
1934 - 1984
The German author Uwe Johnson was born in Cammin, Pomerania (present day Kamien Pomorski in Poland). He grew up at Anklam,...
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Strindberg, August
1849 - 1912
Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish author born in Stockholm to a large middle-class family. His father was head of the...
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Oe, Kenzaburo
1935 - 2023
Japanese author Kenzaburo Oe was born in the village of Ose on the island of Shikoku where his family has lived for...
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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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