Doctorow, E.L.
1931 - 2015

American author of Russian-Jewish descent who grew up in the Bronx where his father owned a record store and his mother was...

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Swift, Jonathan
1667 - 1745

The Anglo-Irish author and satirist Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland. His cousin was the English poet and...

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Connelly, Michael
1956 -

Michael Connelly is an American author of crime fiction born in Philadelphia. At the age of twelve, he moved with his...

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Gilbert, Michael
1912 - 2006

Michael Francis Gilbert was a British author of mystery stories and thrillers. He was born in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, and...

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