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It is 202 years today since Edmond de Goncourt was born.
The brothers Edmond and Jules (1830–1870) de Goncourt were born in Nancy and Paris respectively. Their father was a high-ranking officer whose legacy allowed the siblings to dedicate their time to art, theatre and literature. The two brothers lived and worked together until Jules died of syphilis in 1870. Neither brother married. As to their work, they are perceived as one and the same since E...
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It is 77 years today since Carol O'Connell was born.
Carol O’Connel is an American author and artist best known for her books about the ruthless hardboiled detective Kathleen "Kathy" Mallory.
O’Connel published her first novel at the age of forty-seven and has tried to stay out of the limelight. She offers little information about her person, and not much is known about her early years. She was born in New York and grew up in New York, New Jer...
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Frisch, Max
1911 - 1991
The Swiss author Max Frisch was born in Zurich, Switzerland. His father was an architect. Frisch dreamed of becoming an...
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Amat, Nuria
1950 -
Nuria (Núria in Catalan) Amat is a Catalan author born in Barcelona where she now lives. She has a degree in Spanish, she ...
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Joyce, James
1882 - 1941
James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father, John Stanislaus Joyce, came from a wealthy family, but when he started...
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Seifert, Jaroslav
1901 - 1986
The Czech poet Jaroslav Seifert was born in the deprived working class district of Zizkov in Prague. He joined the...
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