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It is 133 years today since Pär Lagerkvist was born.
Swedish author, born in Växjö as the youngest of seven siblings. His father was a railway station supervisor, and Pär Lagerkvist grew up in an apartment above the railway station restaurant. There was a strong cohesion within his family. The family was influenced by the rural environment from which it originated, and a pious and conservative Christian faith prevailed in the home. There were only t...
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Le Clézio, Jean-Marie Gustave
1940 -
French author, born and raised in Nice. His parents were British citizens with roots in Bretagne and in Mauritius in the...
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Engberg, Katrine
1975 -
Katrine Engberg was born in Copenhagen where she also grew up in a cultural academic family. She trained to be a dancer and...
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Yourcenar, Marguerite
1903 - 1987
French author of Belgian origin, born in Brussels. Her mother died the same year due to puerperal fever. Marguerite was...
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Trollope, Anthony
1815 - 1882
Anthony Trollope was born in a higher middle-class family in England in the Victorian era. His father was a less successful...
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