Barker, Pat
1943 -

The novelist Pat (Patricia) Barker was born in a working-class home in Thornaby-on-Tees, northeast England. Her father's...

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Buchan, John
1875 - 1940

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish author, politician, lawyer, historian, editor and diplomat. At his death...

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Carpentier, Alejo
1904 - 1980

Cuban author, who was born in Lausanne in Switzerland but moved with his parents to Havana when newly born. His father was...

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Anderson, Lin
1951 -

Lin (Linda) Anderson was born in Greenock, western Scotland. Her parents were of Scottish and Irish descent. Her father was...

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