Franzen, Jonathan
1959 -

The American author and essayist Jonathan Franzen was born in Western Springs, Illinois, but grew up in Webster Groves, a...

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Le Clézio, Jean-Marie Gustave
1940 -

French author, born and raised in Nice. His parents were British citizens with roots in Bretagne and in Mauritius in the...

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Timm, Uwe
1940 -

The German author Uwe Timm was born in Hamburg as the third and youngest child of the family. His father fought in the...

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Haynes, Elizabeth
1971 -

Elizabeth Haynes is a British author of crime fiction. She grew up in Seaford, Sussex and read English, German and Art...

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