James, Peter
1948 -

The British author and film producer Peter James was born in Hove and grew up in Brighton, Sussex. His British father, Jack...

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Innes, Michael
1906 - 1994

Michael Innes is the pen name adopted by John Innes Mackintosh Stewart, a British author and professor of literature at...

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Sholokhov, Mikhail
1905 - 1984

The Russian novelist and short story writer Mikhail Sholokhov was born in the village Veshenskaya (near Roston-on-Don) at...

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Aretino, Pietro
1492 - 1556

Italian author born in Arezzo, Tuscany to a poor cobbler. He had little or no schooling, but he was clever and astute, and...

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