Chacón, Dulce
1954 - 2003

Spanish novelist, poet and playwright born in Zafra, Extremadura, in western Spain to an aristocratic, right wing family....

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Manea, Norman
1936 -

Romanian author of Jewish descent born in Suceava, Bukovina, in northern Romania. He and his family were brought to a...

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Gautier, Théophile
1811 - 1872

French author and critic born in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, to a family originally from Provence. His father was a minor g...

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Ben Jelloun, Tahar
1944 -

Tahar Ben Jelloun was born in Fes, Marocco. When he was ten years old he moved with his family to Tangier where he attended...

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