Paz, Octavio
1914 - 1998

Octavio Paz is regarded as one of the foremost authors of the 20th century. He was born in Mixcoac near Mexico City the...

Further reading

Maeterlinck, Maurice
1862 - 1949

Maurice Maeterlinck was a playwright, poet and essayist born in Ghent, Belgium. His father was a successful lawyer and...

Further reading

Ginsberg, Allen
1926 - 1997

American poet born in Newark, New Jersey. His father, Louis, was also a poet and teacher. His mother was a Russian,...

Further reading

Hawkins, Paula
1972 -

Paula Hawkins grew up in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). Her father was an economics professor and journalist....

Further reading