Hemingway, Ernest
1899 - 1961

American author, born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father Clarence was a doctor and his mother Grace a...

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Wolfe, Thomas
1900 - 1938

The American novelist and playwright Thomas Wolfe was born in Asheville, North Carolina. Although his parents later...

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Hill, Reginald
1936 - 2012

The British author Reginald Charles Hill was born in West Hartlepool, Durham, but he moved with his family to Carlisle,...

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Carpentier, Alejo
1904 - 1980

Cuban author, who was born in Lausanne in Switzerland but moved with his parents to Havana when newly born. His father was...

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