Powys, John Cowper
1872 - 1963

John Cowper Powys was a novelist, essayist, philosopher, poet and lecturer born in Shirley, Derbyshire as the son of the...

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Pynchon, Thomas
1937 -

One of America's most celebrated authors, Thomas Pynchon, grew up in Glen Cove on Long Island together with his brother...

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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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Munro, Alice
1931 - 2024

Alice Munro (née Laidlaw) was born in Wingham, a small town situated in South-West Ontario, Canada. Her family were fox and ...

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