Frisch, Max
1911 - 1991

The Swiss author Max Frisch was born in Zurich, Switzerland. His father was an architect. Frisch dreamed of becoming an...

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Camus, Albert
1913 - 1960

French author, born in Algeria to French parents. Having lost his father early on, he was raised alone by the mother, who...

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Airth, Rennie
1935 -

Little is known about Rennie Airth’s early life. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, trained as a journalist and s...

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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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