Dahl, Roald
1916 - 1990

British author born in Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales, to Norwegian parents. His father, who died when Roald Dahl was only...

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Esterházy, Péter
1950 - 2016

The Hungarian author Péter Esterházy was born into one of Hungary's wealthiest and most influential aristocratic families. H...

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Foenkinos, David
1974 -

David Foenkinos is a French bestselling author. Born in Paris, he studied literature and music there after which he worked...

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Cheever, John
1912 - 1982

American author born in Quincy, Massachusetts. Cheever’s father owned a shoe factory, but he fell on hard times in the f...

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