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  • It is 68 years today since Patricia D. Cornwell was born.

    The American crime writer Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida, as Patricia Carroll Daniels. After her parents’ divorce she grew up with her mother in Montreat, North Carolina. She married her English professor after graduating from Davidson College and started to work as a journalist at the Charlotte Observer in 1979. She soon became the newspaper’s crime reporter. She has also worked as...

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Författarporträtt av Moberg, Vilhelm

Moberg, Vilhelm
1898 - 1973

The Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg was born and grew up in Algutsboda in the southern part of the province of Småland. His ...

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Författarporträtt av Conroy, Pat

Conroy, Pat
1945 - 2016

The American author Donald Patrick "Pat" Conroy was born in Atlanta, Georgia, as the oldest of seven siblings. His father,...

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Författarporträtt av Aymé, Marcel

Aymé, Marcel
1902 - 1967

French author born in the town of Joigny, Burgundy, as the youngest of six children. His father was a cavalry farrier. His...

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Författarporträtt av Chesterton, G.K.

Chesterton, G.K.
1874 - 1936

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a British author and critic born in Kensington, London, as the oldest son of a retired estate...

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