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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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Författarporträtt av Dunant, Sarah

Dunant, Sarah
1950 -

The writer, broadcaster and critic Sarah Dunant was born in London. She attended Godolphin and Latymer School and Newnham...

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Författarporträtt av Gosling, Paula

Gosling, Paula
1939 -

The American author Paula Gosling was born in Detroit, Michigan, as Paula Osius. By the time she attended Mackenzie High...

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Wodehouse, P.G.
1881 - 1975

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (Plum to his family and friends) was a British author born in Guildford, Surrey. His father...

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Författarporträtt av Grandes, Almudena

Grandes, Almudena
1960 - 2021

Almudena Grandes Hernández was a Spanish author born in Madrid. After studies in geography and history she worked for a ...

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