Szymborska, Wislawa
1923 - 2012

The poet, essayist and translator Maria Wislawa Anna Szymborska was born in Prowent, near Bnin, now part of Kórnik, Poland. ...

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Cărtărescu, Mircea
1956 -

The Romanian prosaist and poet Mircea Cărtărescu was born and raised in Bucharest together with his sister. Both his m...

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Marklund, Liza
1962 -

Elisabeth "Liza" Marklund is a successful author and journalist whose crime novels are widely translated and adapted for...

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Starrett, Vincent
1886 - 1974

American Vincent Starrett was what in English is known as a ‘bookman’. He devoted his life and his professional activities to...

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