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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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Collins, Suzanne
1962 -
Suzanne Collins is an American author of books for children and young adults. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Her...
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Hall, Tarquin
1969 -
British author and journalist born in London. He attended boarding school in Dorset until his father's bankruptcy. When he...
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Shelley, Percy Bysshe
1792 - 1822
The English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in Sussex to a wealthy, aristocratic family. He went to Eton and Oxford, he...
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Krueger, William Kent
1950 -
William Kent Krueger is an American author of crime fiction born in Torrington, Wyoming. His father was a teacher, but as...
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