Stefánsson, Jón Kalman
1963 -

The Icelandic author Jón Kalman Stefánsson grew up in Reykjavik, but also spent a lot of time in the countryside. After s...

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Huxley, Aldous
1894 - 1963

The British novelist, essayist, short story writer and critic Aldous Huxley was born in Godalming in Surrey. He belonged to...

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Lapidus, Jens
1974 -

Jens Lapidus grew up on the outskirts of Stockholm. His mother was a social worker and his father a journalist who, among...

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Adonis
1930 -

Adonis, or Adunis, is the alias of the Syrian-Lebanese poet Ali Ahmad Said. Said was born in a poor farming community in...

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