Thomas, Dylan
1914 - 1953

The Welsh poet Dylan Mariais Thomas spent his childhood and youth at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Swansea, with his father, David...

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Erpenbeck, Jenny
1967 -

The German author and theatre director Jenny Erpenbeck grew up in central East Berlin where she still lives. Erpenbeck's...

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Cendrars, Blaise
1887 - 1961

The Swiss-French author Blaise Cendrars was born as Frédéric-Louis Sauser in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. His f...

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Bolaño, Roberto
1953 - 2003

The author and poet Roberto Bolaño was born in Santiago de Chile, but for most of his life he resided abroad, in Mexico, El ...

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