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![Författarporträtt av Sandemose, Aksel](images/writer/1501/1501.jpg)
Sandemose, Aksel
1899 - 1965
Aksel Sandemose was born as Axel Nielsen, in Nykøbing on the island of Mors in Denmark. His mother was Norwegian, his ...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Swift, Jonathan](images/writer/1678/1678_20150320102816_Large.jpg)
Swift, Jonathan
1667 - 1745
The Anglo-Irish author and satirist Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland. His cousin was the English poet and...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Yourcenar, Marguerite](images/writer/1903/5b0f9be38262917897770910d0fbcaeb9b6dffe464108.jpg)
Yourcenar, Marguerite
1903 - 1987
French author of Belgian origin, born in Brussels. Her mother died the same year due to puerperal fever. Marguerite was...
Further reading![Portrait image of Ivan Turgenjev](images/writer/1759/6175481431d40c1458f709da009ed96f32d33d208c47f.jpg)
Turgenev, Ivan
1818 - 1883
The Russian author and nobleman Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev grew up on an estate in Oryol, central Russia. His father was a...
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