Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne
1832 - 1910

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was a Norwegian author born in Kvikne as the son of a pastor. When he was five years old, the family s...

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Pollock, Donald Ray
1954 -

The American author Donald Ray Pollock was born and grew up in America’s backyard. In the little community called K...

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Heidenstam, Verner von
1859 - 1940

Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam was born on the small Olshammar estate on the northern shore of Lake Vättern in Hammar, ...

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MacDonald, Philip
1899 - 1981

The English crime writer Philip MacDonald was born in London. Both his grandfather George and his father Ronald were...

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