Diski, Jenny
1947 - 2016

The British author Jenny Diski was born in London as Jenny Simmonds. She had a traumatic childhood with a father who...

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Mishima, Yukio
1925 - 1970

His real name is Kimitake Hiraoka, a Japanese author born in Tokyo, where he mainly grew up with his grandmother. His...

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Cole, G.D.H.
1889 - 1959

He was born in Cambridge as George Douglas Howard Cole, but got his basic schooling at St. Paul’s School in London. He s...

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Padgett, Abigail
1942 -

Mary Abigail Padgett is an American author of mystery novels. She was born in Vincennes, Indiana. In 1964, she graduated...

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