Wheatley, Dennis
1897 - 1977

The British author and wine merchant Dennis Yeats Wheatley was one of the foremost 20th century authors of thrillers and...

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Hosseini, Khaled
1965 -

Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the oldest of five children. His mother was a teacher of history and...

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Hoffmann, E.T.A.
1776 - 1822

The German author, composer and artist E.T.A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus, originally Ernst Theodor Wilhelm) Hoffmann was born...

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Conroy, Pat
1945 - 2016

The American author Donald Patrick "Pat" Conroy was born in Atlanta, Georgia, as the oldest of seven siblings. His father,...

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