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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Gautier, Théophile
1811 - 1872
French author and critic born in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, to a family originally from Provence. His father was a minor g...
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Lawrence, D.H.
1885 - 1930
The English author D.H. (David Herbert) Lawrence was born in the mining district of Nottinghamshire. His parents came from...
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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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Tabucchi, Antonio
1943 - 2012
The Italian author, scholar, translator and journalist Antonio Tabucchi was born in Pisa where he also studied at...
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