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Oksanen, Sofi
1977 -
The Finnish author and playwright Sofi Oksanen had a major impact on the literary scene in the first decade of the 21st...
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Du Maurier, Daphne
1907 - 1989
The British novelist and playwright Daphne du Maurier was born in London to parents who were both prominent actors; her...
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Dickens, Charles
1812 - 1870
Charles Dickens appealed to rich and poor alike, and was the most popular of all the Victorian authors. He was born into a...
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Eco, Umberto
1932 - 2016
Umberto Eco was an Italian author, literary scholar, historian and philosopher born in Alessandria in Piedmont. His surname...
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