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  • It is 88 years today since Larry McMurtry was born.

    The American novelist Larry Jeff McMurtry was born and raised on a cattle farm in Archer City near Wichita Falls, Texas. His parents were cattle breeders.
    McMurtry studied at Rice University, Houston, graduating with a Master of Arts in 1960. After a year at Stanford University he began to teach at Texas Christian University (1961–1962) and at Rice University (1964–1964). As of 1971, McMurtry was...

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Portrait of Thanasis Valtinos

Valtinos, Thanassis
1932 -

The Greek novelist and screenwriter Thanassis Valtinos was born in the village of Karatoulas, Arcadia, in the Peleponnese....

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Portrait of Peter Corris

Corris, Peter
1942 - 2018

Peter Robert Corris was an Australian author, historian, journalist and pioneering author of crime fiction in Australia....

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Portrait of Elizabeth George

George, Elizabeth
1949 -

Susan Elizabeth George was born in Warren, Ohio. Her family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1950, and Elizabeth...

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Portrait of José Saramago

Saramago, José
1922 - 2010

The Portuguese author José (de Sousa) Saramago was born in the small village of Azinhaga in Ribatejo Province, Portugal. ...

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