Japrisot, Sébastien
1931 - 2003

Pseudonym for the French author, translator and filmmaker Jean-Baptiste Rossi who was born in Marseille to Italian parents....

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Hamilton, Donald
1916 - 2006

Swedish-American author, born in Uppsala as Donald Bengtsson Hamilton. When he was a child, his father, who was a doctor,...

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Aretino, Pietro
1492 - 1556

Italian author born in Arezzo, Tuscany to a poor cobbler. He had little or no schooling, but he was clever and astute, and...

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Hunter, Alan
1922 - 2005

Alan Hunter was an English bookshop owner and author known for his many novels featuring Detective Inspector George...

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