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It is 202 years today since Edmond de Goncourt was born.
The brothers Edmond and Jules (1830–1870) de Goncourt were born in Nancy and Paris respectively. Their father was a high-ranking officer whose legacy allowed the siblings to dedicate their time to art, theatre and literature. The two brothers lived and worked together until Jules died of syphilis in 1870. Neither brother married. As to their work, they are perceived as one and the same since E...
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It is 77 years today since Carol O'Connell was born.
Carol O’Connel is an American author and artist best known for her books about the ruthless hardboiled detective Kathleen "Kathy" Mallory.
O’Connel published her first novel at the age of forty-seven and has tried to stay out of the limelight. She offers little information about her person, and not much is known about her early years. She was born in New York and grew up in New York, New Jer...
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O'Brien, Flann
1911 - 1966
Flann O'Brien was born as Brian O Nuallain (Brian O'Nolan) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Brian was the third of...
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Clarke, Arthur C.
1917 - 2008
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was a British science writer and author of science fiction books born in Minehead, Somerset....
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Munro, Alice
1931 - 2024
Alice Munro (née Laidlaw) was born in Wingham, a small town situated in South-West Ontario, Canada. Her family were fox and ...
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King, Stephen
1947 -
Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine. His father, Donald Pollock, a vacuum cleaner salesman, sailor and...
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