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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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Coelho, Paulo
1947 -
Brazilian author born in Rio de Janeiro. After dropping out of law school he started travelling around Latin America,...
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Edelfeldt, Inger
1956 -
Inger Edelfeldt is a multi-award-winning author and illustrator born and raised in the Stockholm suburb of Hässelby. Her ...
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Shepard, Jim
1956 -
Jim Shepard was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, with a Bachelor of Arts...
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James, Henry
1843 - 1916
Henry James was an American author born in New York to a wealthy, intellectual family of Irish and Scottish origin. His...
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