Vieira, José Luandino
1935 -

José Luandino Vieira Mateus de Graça, which is his complete name, was born in Lagoa do Furadouro in Portugal. As a small b...

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McCall Smith, Alexander
1948 -

The British author Alexander McCall Smith – called Sandy by family and friends – was born in Bulawayo in the then British col...

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Whitaker, Chris
1981 -

English author and former stock-broker, born and grew up in London. Nowadays he lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and...

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Perec, Georges
1936 - 1982

George Perec's Jewish parents emigrated from Poland to France in the 1920s. His father served in the war and was killed in...

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