Hamsun, Knut
1859 - 1952

The Norwegian author Knut Hamsun was born as Knut Pedersen at Lom in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, but from 1862 he was...

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Horace
65 BCE - November 27, 08 BCE.

The Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus is not only the most quoted and the most frequently translated poet of the...

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Rendell, Ruth
1930 - 2015

The British crime writer Ruth Rendell was born in London as Ruth Barbara Graseman. Her mother was of Scandinavian origin...

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Ørum, Poul
1919 - 1997

The Danish author Poul Ørum was born to working class parents in Nykøbing Mors, northern Jutland. Shortly afterwards, the f...

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