Macdonald, Ross
1915 - 1983

Ross Macdonald is a pseudonym for the American-Canadian crime writer Kenneth Millar. He was born in Los Gatos, California,...

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Thomas, Leslie
1931 - 2014

The Welsh author Leslie Thomas was born in Newport, South Wales. He is one of the most popular British late 20th century...

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Carrère, Emmanuel
1957 -

The French author Emmanuel Carrère was born to a middle-class family in Paris's 16th arrondissement. He is the son of Louis ...

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Paasilinna, Arto
1942 - 2018

Arto Paasilinna was born in Kittilä in the Finnish part of Lapland. His father died from pulmonary tuberculosis at the age ...

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