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Hoem, Edvard
1949 -
The Norwegian writer Edvard Hoem was born in Fræna, Romsdal, but he grew up on a small farm on the west coast of Norway. ...
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Faulkner, William
1897 - 1962
In reality William Cuthbert Falkner, American author, born in New Albany, Mississippi but raised mainly in Oxford in the...
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Mahfouz, Naguib
1911 - 2006
Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo as the youngest child of five boys and two girls. His family was of Muslim middle-class...
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Brontë, Emily
1818 - 1848
Emily Brontë was younger than Charlotte and older than Anne Brontë. The sisters were brought up together with their brother B...
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