Mulisch, Harry
1927 - 2010

The Dutch author Harry Mulisch was born in the city of Haarlem. His father came from Austria, an officer who had fled to...

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Blok, Aleksandr
1880 - 1921

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok is one of the great masters of Russian symbolism. He combined the early Russian literary...

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Mann, Thomas
1875 - 1955

The German novelist and short story writer Thomas Mann was born in Lübeck. His father, who was a senator and wealthy ...

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Grimes, Martha
1931 -

Martha Grimes is an American author of detective stories born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father, a lawyer, died when...

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