Hayder, Mo
1962 - 2021

The British thriller writer Mo Hayder, pen name for Clare Dunkel, grew up in Essex. She revolted against her academic...

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Vieira, José Luandino
1935 -

José Luandino Vieira Mateus de Graça, which is his complete name, was born in Lagoa do Furadouro in Portugal. As a small b...

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Hollinghurst, Alan
1954 -

Alan James Hollinghurst is a British author who was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and grew up in Faringdon, Berkshire,...

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Lee, Harper
1926 - 2016

Nelle Harper Lee was an American author who grew up in the town of Monroeville, Alabama, as the youngest of four siblings....

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