Tokarczuk, Olga
1962 -

Polish author, born in the little village Klenica in western Poland, where her parents were teachers at a residential...

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Wordsworth, William
1770 - 1850

The English poet William Wordsworth was born in Cumberland as the son of a lawyer, but lost his parents at an early age. He...

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Hannah, Sophie
1971 -

The British poet and novelist Sophie Hannah was born and raised in Manchester. She grew up with her younger sister in a...

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McKinty, Adrian
1968 -

Adrian McKinty was born in Belfast and grew up in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where he attended...

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