Rolland, Romain
1866 - 1944

The French author and playwright Romain Rolland was born in Clamecy, Bourgogne. The family moved to Paris, partly for the...

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Follett, Ken
1949 -

British author and journalist born in Cardiff, Wales. Kenneth "Ken" Follett’s parents were active members of the church of t...

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Cleave, Chris
1973 -

The British writer and journalist Chris Cleave was born in London. Apart from a few years in Cameroon, West Africa, in the...

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Roth, Henry
1906 - 1995

The American author Henry Roth was born in Galicia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Ukraine). He was born to Jewish...

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