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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Austen, Jane
1775 - 1817

The English author Jane Austen was born in in Steventon, Hampshire as the second last of seven children. Her father was a...

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Mishima, Yukio
1925 - 1970

His real name is Kimitake Hiraoka, a Japanese author born in Tokyo, where he mainly grew up with his grandmother. His...

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Waugh, Hillary
1920 - 2008

The American mystery novelist Hillary Baldwin Waugh was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Hillhouse...

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