Wolkers, Jan
1925 - 2007

The Dutch author and artist Jan Wolkers was born in Oegstgeest near Leiden as the third of eleven children. His father...

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Trevor, William
1928 - 2016

William Trevor Cox was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, the Republic of Ireland, as the son of a Protestant bank...

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Sigurðardóttir, Yrsa
1963 -

The Icelandic author and civil engineer Yrsa Sigurðardóttir grew up in Reykjavik. She now lives in the suburb of S...

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Treat, Lawrence
1903 - 1998

Lawrence Treat was an American lawyer and author who started a trend in police procedural crime fiction that was later...

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