Hosseini, Khaled
1965 -

Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the oldest of five children. His mother was a teacher of history and...

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Ebersohn, Wessel
1940 -

South African author and magazine editor who was a stubborn opponent of apartheid and was thus harassed by the authorities...

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Fowles, John
1926 - 2005

John Robert Fowles was born in a middle-class family in the Essex town of Leigh-on-Sea. His father, Robert Fowles, dreamt...

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Murakami, Haruki
1949 -

Haruki Murakami grew up as an only child in a traditional Japanese family. Both parents taught Japanese literature and his...

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