Brontë, Charlotte
1816 - 1855

Charlotte is the only Brontë sister who was acknowledged as an author by her contemporaries. She grew up together with her ...

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Bolaño, Roberto
1953 - 2003

The author and poet Roberto Bolaño was born in Santiago de Chile, but for most of his life he resided abroad, in Mexico, El ...

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Miller, Henry
1891 - 1980

American author born in New York to German parents – Miller did allegedly not learn English until he started school. After b...

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Hollinghurst, Alan
1954 -

Alan James Hollinghurst is a British author who was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and grew up in Faringdon, Berkshire,...

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