Lee, Harper
1926 - 2016

Nelle Harper Lee was an American author who grew up in the town of Monroeville, Alabama, as the youngest of four siblings....

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Murray, Les
1938 - 2019

The Australian poet Les Murray was born as Leslie Allan Murray in Nabiac on the River Manning in New South Wales to a...

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Flaubert, Gustave
1821 - 1880

The French author Gustave Flaubert, the son of a prominent surgeon, grew up in Rouen. Both his parents were atheists, and,...

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Mulisch, Harry
1927 - 2010

The Dutch author Harry Mulisch was born in the city of Haarlem. His father came from Austria, an officer who had fled to...

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