Irving, John
1942 -

American novelist born as John Wallace Blunt, Jr. in Exeter, New Hampshire. His mother was a nurse and his stepfather...

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Döblin, Alfred
1878 - 1957

Alfred Döblin was a German author, born Bruno Alfred Döblin to a German-Jewish merchant family in Stettin (now Szcecin in P...

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Marsh, Ngaio
1895 - 1982

The New Zealand author Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh was born in Merivale, Christchurch. Her father was an immigrant English bank...

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Booth, Stephen
1952 -

The British crime writer Stephen Booth was born in Burnley, Lancashire. He grew up in Blackpool where he moved with his...

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