Singer, Isaac Bashevis
1904 - 1991

Isaac Bashevis Singer, born Izak Hersz Zynger, was the last of the great 20th century authors in Yiddish. He was born in...

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Pasternak, Boris
1890 - 1960

The Russian poet and prose writer Boris Pasternak was born in Moscow, in an art-oriented family. His mother was a concert...

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Shepard, Jim
1956 -

Jim Shepard was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, with a Bachelor of Arts...

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Asturias, Miguel Angel
1899 - 1974

Miguel Angel Asturias was born in Guatemala City and grew up in the countryside. His father was a lawyer and his mother a...

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