Sample of Authors
![Författarporträtt av Diski, Jenny](images/writer/3953/3953_20160924102627_Large.jpg)
Diski, Jenny
1947 - 2016
The British author Jenny Diski was born in London as Jenny Simmonds. She had a traumatic childhood with a father who...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Walpole, Horace](images/writer/4915/4915_20141214120938_Large.jpg)
Walpole, Horace
1717 - 1797
The British author Horace Walpole was the youngest of the first Prime Minister’s, Sir Robert Walpole, three sons. Walpole’s p...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Duras, Marguerite](images/writer/425/425_20140811130850.jpg)
Duras, Marguerite
1914 - 1996
French author born as Marguerite Donnadieu in Gia Dinh near Saigon, Indo China (present-day Vietnam). Her mother, Marie...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Tournier, Michel](images/writer/1740/1740_20160121080353.jpg)
Tournier, Michel
1924 - 2016
Michel Edouard Tournier was born in Paris. His parents met at the Sorbonne, where they both studied German. For this...
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