Melville, Herman
1819 - 1891

American author born in New York. Melville came from a wealthy family, but when his merchant father went bankrupt, he was...

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Brooks, Kevin
1959 -

Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter and has studied Philosophy and Psychology at Aston University in Birmingham and in London....

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Hannah, Sophie
1971 -

The British poet and novelist Sophie Hannah was born and raised in Manchester. She grew up with her younger sister in a...

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Paz, Octavio
1914 - 1998

Octavio Paz is regarded as one of the foremost authors of the 20th century. He was born in Mixcoac near Mexico City the...

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