Rankin, Ian
1960 -

The Scottish crime writer Ian James Rankin was born in the coal mining town of Cardenden, Fife, where his father owned a...

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Lövestam, Sara
1980 -

The author, queer activist, radio presenter, linguist and language teacher Sara Maria Kristina Lövestam was born in ...

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Niemi, Mikael
1959 -

Swedish author, born and raised in Pajala in Tornedalen, near the Finnish border. His grandmother was Saami and his father...

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Pamuk, Orhan
1952 -

Turkish author, born and grew up in Istanbul, Nisantasi, in an affluent middle-class family. The father was a civil...

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