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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Huxley, Aldous
1894 - 1963
The British novelist, essayist, short story writer and critic Aldous Huxley was born in Godalming in Surrey. He belonged to...
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Yaffe, James
1927 - 2017
The American writer James Yaffe is the youngest author ever to have had short stories printed in the prestigious Ellery...
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Barnes, Julian
1946 -
The English author Julian Barnes was born in Leicester, but grew up in West London with his brother Jonathan. Their...
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Ibsen, Henrik
1828 - 1906
The Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen was born the son of a merchant in the small town of Skien. When he was eight years...
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