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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Conroy, Pat
1945 - 2016
The American author Donald Patrick "Pat" Conroy was born in Atlanta, Georgia, as the oldest of seven siblings. His father,...
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Camus, Albert
1913 - 1960
French author, born in Algeria to French parents. Having lost his father early on, he was raised alone by the mother, who...
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Hofmannsthal, Hugo von
1874 - 1929
The Austrian author Hugo von Hofmannsthal was born in Vienna. His father was a bank manager. As a young man, von...
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Osman, Richard
1970 -
Richard Osman is an English comedian, TV-personality and programme presenter who made his international writing...
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