Golding, William
1911 - 1993

The English author William Golding was born at St. Columb Minor, Cornwall. His father was a teacher, a political radical...

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McCall Smith, Alexander
1948 -

The British author Alexander McCall Smith – called Sandy by family and friends – was born in Bulawayo in the then British col...

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Ohlsson, Kristina
1979 -

The Swedish author Kristina Ohlsson was born and grew up in Kristianstad as one of six siblings. As a child she was sickly,...

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Matute, Ana María
1925 - 2014

Ana María Matute was a Spanish author born in a wealthy, conservative family in Barcelona as the second of five children. ...

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