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Sample of authors
Camilleri, Andrea
Italian author and theatre/film producer, born in the industrial town Porto Empedocle in Agrigento province on the south coast of Sicily. He came from a culturally interested family – he says himself that his paternal grandfather was a good friend with Luigi Pirandello among others – and even in his youth was a large consumer of literature, which is clearly visible in his own works, as is his int...
Literary figures
Münster
Gender: Male
Whether the middle-aged detective superintendent in the fictive Maadam has a first name, is unknown – his creator, Håkan Nesser, keeps quiet about that. But Münster’s wife is called Synn, and they live in a happy marriage with two children – which doesn’t prevent him from silently admiring other women. He plays badminton for the exercise, and he succeeds his boss Van Veeteren when the latter leave...