Parsons, Tony
1953 -

English author and journalist, born and grew up as the only child in a working-class family in Romford, Essex. When Tony...

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Matheson, Richard
1926 - 2013

Richard Matheson was born in New Jersey and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. After his parents divorce he lived with his...

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Franzen, Jonathan
1959 -

The American author and essayist Jonathan Franzen was born in Western Springs, Illinois, but grew up in Webster Groves, a...

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Ritsos, Yiannis
1909 - 1990

Yiannis Ritsos was born in Monemvasia on the east coast of the Peloponnese peninsula. His parents were landowners. His...

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