Nors, Dorthe
1970 -

The Danish author Dorthe Nors was born in Herning on the island of Jutland. Her family moved to rural Sinding-Ørre Sogn ...

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Pinter, Harold
1930 - 2008

English author, poet, playwright and actor. Harold Pinter was born in Hackney in London's East End as the only child of...

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Tolstoy, Leo
1828 - 1910

Russian author, born at the estate of Yasnaya Polyana in Tula Province. Leo (Lev Nikolayevich) Tolstoy descended from an...

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Rolland, Romain
1866 - 1944

The French author and playwright Romain Rolland was born in Clamecy, Bourgogne. The family moved to Paris, partly for the...

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