Brett, Simon
1945 -

British author born in Worcester Park, Surrey. In 1949, the family moved to Ealing and a year later to Banstead where he...

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James, Peter
1948 -

The British author and film producer Peter James was born in Hove and grew up in Brighton, Sussex. His British father, Jack...

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Elytis, Odysseus
1911 - 1996

Odysseus Elytis was born Odysseus Alepoudhellis at Heraklion on the island of Crete. He was the youngest of six children....

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Balzac, Honoré de
1799 - 1850

Honoré de Balzac was born Honoré Balzac in Tours, France, to a civil servant and his wife who was 30 years his junior. He a...

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