Spain, Jo
1979 -

The Irish author Joanne ‘Jo’ Spain was born into a working-class family in the little notorious residential district of Bel...

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Bergsson, Guðbergur
1932 - 2023

Guðbergur Bergsson used to say that he comes from Grindavik, not from Iceland. Grindavik is a small Icelandic fishing ...

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Grandes, Almudena
1960 - 2021

Almudena Grandes Hernández was a Spanish author born in Madrid. After studies in geography and history she worked for a ...

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Carver, Raymond
1938 - 1988

American author who was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, and grew up in Yakima, Washington. His father was a sawmill worker with...

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