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Dos Passos, John
1896 - 1970
American author born in Chicago as John Roderigo Dos Passos to a wealthy lawyer of Portuguese descent. As a child, Dos...
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Nesbø, Jo
1960 -
The Norwegian, Jo Nesbø, is one of Norway’s most appreciated and successful crime writers. He was born in Oslo as Jon Ne...
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Høeg, Peter
1957 -
The Danish author Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen and grew up in the inner-city district of Christianshavn. His mother ...
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Yeats, William Butler
1865 - 1939
William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin to an Anglo-Irish family, but he spent most of his life in England and France. His...
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