Feuchtwanger, Lion
1884 - 1958

The German author of prose, playwright, translator and critic Lion Jacob Arje Feuchtwanger grew up in a wealthy Jewish...

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Vidal, Gore
1925 - 2012

The American novelist and essayist Gore Vidal was born at West Point, New York. He was originally christened Eugene Vidal,...

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Rushdie, Salman
1947 -

Salman Rushdie is the undisputed pioneer and mentor for the Indian-English literary generation which made its breakthrough...

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Fonseca, Rubem
1925 - 2020

Brazilian author, born in Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais, but at the age of 7 moved to Rio de Janeiro. Fonseca gained a...

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