Jesse, F. Tennyson
1888 - 1958

A versatile English writer and playwright, F. Tennyson Jesse (1888–1958) also worked as a journalist, drawer, and amateur c...

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Banville, John
1945 -

John Banville is one of Ireland’s best known and most prize-winning authors. He was awarded the Booker Prize in 2005, the K...

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Boyd, William
1952 -

The British author William Boyd was born in Accra, Ghana. His father, a doctor, and his mother, a teacher, moved to The...

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Thompson, Jim
1906 - 1977

James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee...

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