Goncourt, Edmond de
1822 - 1896

The brothers Edmond and Jules (1830–1870) de Goncourt were born in Nancy and Paris respectively. Their father was a h...

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Nesbø, Jo
1960 -

The Norwegian, Jo Nesbø, is one of Norway’s most appreciated and successful crime writers. He was born in Oslo as Jon Ne...

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Thorup, Kirsten
1942 -

Kirsten Thorup is a Danish author born as Kirsten Christensen at Gelsted on Funen island. Her father, Svend Christensen,...

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Darwish, Mahmoud
1941 - 2008

The Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish was born in the village of al-Birweh in Western Gallilee to a landowning family. His...

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