Crumley, James
1939 - 2008

The American author and teacher James Arthur Crumley never reached bestseller status. However, he was instrumental in the...

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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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Sandemose, Aksel
1899 - 1965

Aksel Sandemose was born as Axel Nielsen, in Nykøbing on the island of Mors in Denmark. His mother was Norwegian, his ...

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Dickens, Charles
1812 - 1870

Charles Dickens appealed to rich and poor alike, and was the most popular of all the Victorian authors. He was born into a...

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