Vonnegut, Kurt
1922 - 2007

American author, born in Indianapolis, where both his father and grandfather were working as architects. Further back, the...

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Barker, Pat
1943 -

The novelist Pat (Patricia) Barker was born in a working-class home in Thornaby-on-Tees, northeast England. Her father's...

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Camus, Albert
1913 - 1960

French author, born in Algeria to French parents. Having lost his father early on, he was raised alone by the mother, who...

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Hill, Susan
1942 -

Susan Hill is a British author. In 1961, she published the first of the over 50 works she has produced over her...

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