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Sample of authors
Schirach, Ferdinand von
German lawyer and writer Ferdinand von Schirach (b. 1964) was born in Munich to a wealthy family in the nobility. He grew up in Trossingen, living with his mother’s kin until the age of 10, when he was sent to the catholic boarding school at St. Blasien. After graduation he left the church. He went through his military service and then studied law at the University of Bonn in 1987–1991. Since the...
Literary figures
Paul Brenner
Gender: Male
When we worked as an undercover agent for a crime investigation department in the American army, he revealed dangerous facts which led to him being retired early. But the department needed his knowledge and Paul Brenner reluctantly re-entered the service, explains his creator Nelson DeMille. He then became a colleague of Cynthia Sunhill, and their cooperation developed into a romantic...