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![Författarporträtt av Okri, Ben](images/writer/1301/wm_BR_5d63989457185b69395ee26d423db266675aa496afea9.jpg)
Okri, Ben
1959 -
Ben Okri was born into the Urhobo tribe in Minna, Nigeria, as the son of Grace and Silver Okri, but he spent his early...
Further reading![Portrait image of Candice Fox](images/writer/6801/640a363306b9457e1613398f172e287328cc5d4c2dd82.jpg)
Fox, Candice
1985 -
Australian crime-fiction writer and teacher, born and raised in Bankstown, which is close to Sydney where she now lives....
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Ekelöf, Gunnar](images/writer/451/451_20130929173529.jpg)
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...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Maupassant, Guy de](images/writer/1149/5e05d8364621c8c22267a8cb8ca121f72c20dd818820a.jpg)
Maupassant, Guy de
1850 - 1893
Guy de Maupassant was born at the castle of Miromesnil, not far from Dieppe in Normandie. His family was of noble lineage...
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