Murakami, Haruki
1949 -

Haruki Murakami grew up as an only child in a traditional Japanese family. Both parents taught Japanese literature and his...

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Herbert, James
1943 - 2013

James Herbert from England was one of the best-selling and most praised authors of horror fiction in the late 20th century....

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Ekelöf, Gunnar
1907 - 1968

Swedish poet, born in Stockholm where he grew up in an upper-class family. The father worked as a stockbroker, but was...

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Duve, Karen
1961 -

The German author Karen Duve was born in Hamburg. After she graduated from upper-secondary school in 1981, she worked as a...

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