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![Författarporträtt av Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne](images/writer/195/195_20120529122921.jpg)
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne
1832 - 1910
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was a Norwegian author born in Kvikne as the son of a pastor. When he was five years old, the family s...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Joyce, James](images/writer/886/886_20120416172000.jpg)
Joyce, James
1882 - 1941
James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father, John Stanislaus Joyce, came from a wealthy family, but when he started...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Gustafsson, Lars](images/writer/669/wm_BR_669_20150525113121_Large.jpg)
Gustafsson, Lars
1936 - 2016
The Swedish author Lars Gustafsson was born in Västerås where his father was a merchant. He passed his baccalaureate in 1...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Yourcenar, Marguerite](images/writer/1903/5b0f9be38262917897770910d0fbcaeb9b6dffe464108.jpg)
Yourcenar, Marguerite
1903 - 1987
French author of Belgian origin, born in Brussels. Her mother died the same year due to puerperal fever. Marguerite was...
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