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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Enquist, Per Olov
1934 - 2020

Swedish author, born and raised in a nonconformist environment at Hjoggböle, Bureå, Västerbotten. His father died early, an...

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Sholokhov, Mikhail
1905 - 1984

The Russian novelist and short story writer Mikhail Sholokhov was born in the village Veshenskaya (near Roston-on-Don) at...

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Gripe, Maria
1923 - 2007

A Swedish author of children’s and youth books, Maria Gripe was born in Vaxholm and grew up in Örebro. She graduated from hi...

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