Grisham, John
1955 -

American author, lawyer and politician born in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His father was a construction worker who travelled...

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Gao Xingjian
1940 -

Chinese author and artist born in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province in eastern China. His father was a bank clerk and his mother an...

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Pelecanos, George P.
1957 -

The American author George Peter Pelecanos was born in Washington D.C. to Greek-American parents. The family moved to...

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Golding, William
1911 - 1993

The English author William Golding was born at St. Columb Minor, Cornwall. His father was a teacher, a political radical...

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