Kundera, Milan
1929 - 2023

The Czech author Milan Kundera was born in Brno where his father was a pianist and professor at the Academy of Music....

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Schlink, Bernhard
1944 -

The German lawyer and author Bernhard Schlink was born in Grossdornberg (now part of the city of Bielefeld) and grew up in...

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Banville, John
1945 -

John Banville is one of Ireland’s best known and most prize-winning authors. He was awarded the Booker Prize in 2005, the K...

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Marsden, John
1950 -

John Marsden was born in Melbourne, Australia, and grew up in a series of small towns in the Australian outback. His father...

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