Gavalda, Anna
1970 -

Anna Gavalda grew up in the Paris middle-class suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt. For as long as she can remember, she has...

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Rönkä, Matti
1959 -

The Finnish journalist and novelist Matti Rönkä was born and raised in Kuusjärvi – today part of Outokumpu– near the Russia...

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Flaubert, Gustave
1821 - 1880

The French author Gustave Flaubert, the son of a prominent surgeon, grew up in Rouen. Both his parents were atheists, and,...

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Kárason, Einar
1955 -

The Icelandic author Einar Kárason was born in Reykjavik. While studying literature at university he had various jobs at ...

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