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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Claus, Hugo
1929 - 2008
Belgian author. His father worked at a printing office and his mother was a housewife. When a new baby was on its way, his...
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Kallifatides, Theodor
1938 -
Theodor Kallifatides was born in the village of Molaoi in the Peloponnese in Greece. His father was an elementary school...
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Helle, Helle
1965 -
The Danish writer Helle Helle was born as Helle Olsen in Nakskov on the island of Lolland and she grew up in Rødby. Her ...
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Gripe, Maria
1923 - 2007
A Swedish author of children’s and youth books, Maria Gripe was born in Vaxholm and grew up in Örebro. She graduated from hi...
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