Rankin, Ian
1960 -

The Scottish crime writer Ian James Rankin was born in the coal mining town of Cardenden, Fife, where his father owned a...

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Schulman, Ninni
1972 -

The Swedish author Ninni Schulman was born as Karin Jessica Christina Olofsdotter-Jansson at Rämmen in Värmland province, a...

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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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Lang, Maria
1914 - 1991

Maria Lang is the pen name of the teacher and head mistress Dagmar (Maria) Lange, one of Sweden’s most popular, but also m...

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