Hillerman, Tony
1925 - 2008

American author of German descent born as Anthony Grove Hillerman in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma. Tony Hillerman grew up on a...

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Kjærstad, Jan
1953 -

Norwegian author, born and grew up in a middle-class environment in Grorud, an Oslo suburb. His father, Leif Asbjørn ...

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Soyinka, Wole
1934 -

Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka (Wole Soyinka) was born in Abeokuta, West Nigeria, during British colonial rule. His father was...

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Milosz, Czeslaw
1911 - 2004

Polish author and Nobel Prize laureate born and raised in the village of Šeteniai, Lithuania, the Russian Empire. His ...

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