Oe, Kenzaburo
1935 - 2023

Japanese author Kenzaburo Oe was born in the village of Ose on the island of Shikoku where his family has lived for...

Further reading

Tucholsky, Kurt
1890 - 1935

The German author Kurt Tucholsky was born in the Moabit district of Berlin to a wealthy Jewish banking family. Despite...

Further reading

French, Tana
1973 -

Crime writer and actress Tana French was born in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Her father was an economist and worked all...

Further reading

MacLean, Alistair
1922 - 1987

The Scottish author Alistair Stuart MacLean was born in Shettleston, Glasgow, in a Gaelic-speaking family as Alasdair...

Further reading