Gogol, Nikolai
1809 - 1852

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol is one of the great Russian authors of the 19th century. He was born in the village of...

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Fyfield, Frances
1948 -

Frances Fyfield is the pseudonym of the British crime-writer Frances Hegarty who grew up in Derbyshire, England. Her father...

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Martinson, Harry
1904 - 1978

Harry Martinson was born in Jämshög in Blekinge. He had a difficult and unhappy childhood. His father, who largely was a...

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Chabon, Michael
1963 -

Jewish-American author born in Washington D.C. His father, Robert Chabon, was a paediatrician and a lawyer. His mother,...

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