Diderot, Denis
1713 - 1784

French author and philosopher born in the city of Langres in north-east France. He was the son of a wealthy knife maker and...

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Guareschi, Giovanni
1908 - 1968

Giovannino Guareschi is famous for his comical novels and political satire. He is best known for his stories about the...

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Stoker, Bram
1847 - 1912

The Irish author and journalist Abraham "Bram" Stoker was born at Clontarf near Dublin where he grew up in a middle-class...

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Woodrell, Daniel
1953 -

Daniell Woodrell is an American author born in Springfield, a town situated in the Missouri Ozarks, a plateau and mountain...

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