Akhmatova, Anna
1889 - 1966

The Russian poet Anna Akhmatova was born as Anna Andreyevna Gorenko in Odessa, but she spent most of her childhood in...

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Erpenbeck, Jenny
1967 -

The German author and theatre director Jenny Erpenbeck grew up in central East Berlin where she still lives. Erpenbeck's...

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Appelfeld, Aharon
1932 - 2018

The Jewish author Aharon Appelfeld is widely known in Israel and his books have been translated into many languages. He was...

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McClure, James
1939 - 2006

The journalist and author James "Jim" McClure’s Scottish parents left for South Africa in 1930, and he was subsequently b...

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