Sample of Authors
![Författarporträtt av Cela, Camilo José](images/writer/303/303_20130930095934.jpg)
Cela, Camilo José
1916 - 2002
Spanish author, born in El Padrón, a small village in the province of La Coruña in northwestern Spain. His father, Camilo, w...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Thackeray, William](images/writer/1713/1713_20130220222708.jpg)
Thackeray, William
1811 - 1863
William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta. His ancestors had made a fortune in the East India Company, and after his...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Gorky, Maxim](images/writer/631/631_20121128144539.jpg)
Gorky, Maxim
1868 - 1936
Russian author, born and raised in Nizhny Novgorod at the Volga River. His real name was Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, but he...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Gautier, Théophile](images/writer/3420/3420_20121123184747.jpg)
Gautier, Théophile
1811 - 1872
French author and critic born in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, to a family originally from Provence. His father was a minor g...
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