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![Författarporträtt av Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de](images/writer/306/5b2cd48f554f732f7a37c5b9956067763a313e190916a.jpg)
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
1547 - 1616
Spanish author, born in Alcalá de Henares. Although coming from a noble family, his father was a poor barber-surgeon. ...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Byron, George Gordon](images/writer/275/5b7b9ebb4428beb74287fc388bdd032c6f21cdd67ed2a.jpg)
Byron, George Gordon
1788 - 1824
An English poet and also a notorious adventurer and traveler, born in London. His father, who was known as "Mad Jack", did...
Further reading![Portrait of Siegfried Lenz](images/writer/1010/60368340b504444e66428900fdc3ae564801427563317.jpg)
Lenz, Siegfried
1926 - 2014
Siegfried Lenz, known for his strong social critique, is among the foremost German post-war authors alongside Heinrich...
Further reading![Portrait image of Edgar Wallace](images/writer/5547/5547_20130227231615.jpg)
Wallace, Edgar
1875 - 1932
During his most productive period, the English author Edgar Wallace was one of the most popular authors in Europe....
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