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  • It is 68 years today since Patricia D. Cornwell was born.

    The American crime writer Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida, as Patricia Carroll Daniels. After her parents’ divorce she grew up with her mother in Montreat, North Carolina. She married her English professor after graduating from Davidson College and started to work as a journalist at the Charlotte Observer in 1979. She soon became the newspaper’s crime reporter. She has also worked as...

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Författarporträtt av Maalouf, Amin

Maalouf, Amin
1949 -

The Lebanese-born author Amin Maalouf was born in Beirut. He is the second of four children. His family history is complex...

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Portrait of Laurie R. King

King, Laurie R.
1952 -

American author and theologian, born as Laurie Richardson in Oakland, California. The family moved several times within the...

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Författarporträtt av Östergren, Klas

Östergren, Klas
1955 -

Klas Östergren was born in Stockholm, where he grew up at Lilla Essingen, which also remained a typical working-class ...

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Författarporträtt av Rolland, Romain

Rolland, Romain
1866 - 1944

The French author and playwright Romain Rolland was born in Clamecy, Bourgogne. The family moved to Paris, partly for the...

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