Grünbein, Durs
1962 -

The German poet and essayist Durs Grünbein was born in Dresden in the then DDR (East Germany). The city still clearly ...

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Bely, Andrei
1880 - 1934

The Russian novelist, poet and critic Andrei (or Andrey) Bely was born in Moscow as Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev. His father...

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Borges, Jorge Luis
1899 - 1986

Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was first educated at home with his grandmother teaching him to...

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Knausgård, Karl Ove
1968 -

The Norwegian author and scholar Karl Ove Knausgård was born in Oslo and raised at Tromøya, Arendal and Kristiansand. K...

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