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Becker, Jurek
1937 - 1997
The German author Jurek Becker was born as Jerzy Bekker in Lódz, Poland. Because all documents were destroyed in the war, ...
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Yourcenar, Marguerite
1903 - 1987
French author of Belgian origin, born in Brussels. Her mother died the same year due to puerperal fever. Marguerite was...
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Wright, Laurali R.
1939 - 2001
Canadian crime-fiction writer and journalist. She was born as Laurali R. (Rose) Appleby in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in...
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
1821 - 1881
Russian author, born in Moscow. Fyodor Dostoyevsky lived his life against a dark background of both political and personal...
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