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![Författarporträtt av Beauvoir, Simone de](images/writer/143/5e1f2e340bf4a3052b2b3785ba577e61cbcc44fea7568.jpg)
Beauvoir, Simone de
1908 - 1986
The French author and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir was born and grew up as the oldest daughter of a noble Catholic family...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Pasternak, Boris](images/writer/1349/1349_20130204220836.jpg)
Pasternak, Boris
1890 - 1960
The Russian poet and prose writer Boris Pasternak was born in Moscow, in an art-oriented family. His mother was a concert...
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Fielding, Henry
1707 - 1754
The English novelist and playwright Henry Fielding was born at Sharpham Park, an estate in Somerset. His father was Colonel...
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Hosseini, Khaled
1965 -
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the oldest of five children. His mother was a teacher of history and...
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