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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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Pohl, Peter
1940 -
Peter Pohl was born in Germany. He went to high school in Stockholm and graduated from high school in 1959. He next studied...
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Munro, Alice
1931 - 2024
Alice Munro (née Laidlaw) was born in Wingham, a small town situated in South-West Ontario, Canada. Her family were fox and ...
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Murakami, Haruki
1949 -
Haruki Murakami grew up as an only child in a traditional Japanese family. Both parents taught Japanese literature and his...
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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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