Levy, Deborah
1959 -

The British playwright and novelist Deborah Levy was born in South Africa. Her father, a Jewish historian who was a friend...

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Diderot, Denis
1713 - 1784

French author and philosopher born in the city of Langres in north-east France. He was the son of a wealthy knife maker and...

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Persson Giolito, Malin
1969 -

When Malin Persson Giolito was still called only Persson, she grew up in Djursholm, Stockholm. Her mother, who was the...

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Simon, Claude
1913 - 2005

Claude Simon was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, where his father was an officer in the French colonial army. After his...

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