Thackeray, William
1811 - 1863

William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta. His ancestors had made a fortune in the East India Company, and after his...

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Behan, Brendan
1923 - 1964

The Irish poet, author and playwright Brendan Behan was born in the poor inner city district of Dublin in 1923. His father,...

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Sem-Sandberg, Steve
1958 -

Steve Sem-Sandberg was born in Norway to Norwegian parents who spent many years in the United States, which explains his...

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Lethem, Jonathan
1964 -

The extremely prolific American author Jonathan Allen Lethem is best known for his crime novels, many of them with science...

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