Kárason, Einar
1955 -

The Icelandic author Einar Kárason was born in Reykjavik. While studying literature at university he had various jobs at ...

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Balzac, Honoré de
1799 - 1850

Honoré de Balzac was born Honoré Balzac in Tours, France, to a civil servant and his wife who was 30 years his junior. He a...

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Nilsson, Johanna
1973 -

Johanna Nilsson was born in Uppsala and moved with her family to Borlänge when she was six years old. Her parents were ...

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Innes, Hammond
1913 - 1998

Pseudonym used by the British novelist Ralph Hammond-Innes who was born in Horsham, Sussex, to Scottish parents. He...

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