Maupassant, Guy de
1850 - 1893

Guy de Maupassant was born at the castle of Miromesnil, not far from Dieppe in Normandie. His family was of noble lineage...

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Kent, Hannah
1985 -

The Australian author Hannah Kent looks back on an idyllic childhood in Adelaide Hills. Together with her little sister,...

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Grimes, Martha
1931 -

Martha Grimes is an American author of detective stories born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father, a lawyer, died when...

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Silone, Ignazio
1900 - 1978

The pseudonym of Secondo Tranquilli, an Italian author and intellectual, born in Pescina dei Marsi. Silone came from a poor...

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