Hammett, Dashiell
1894 - 1961

American detective writer, born in St. Mary's County in Maryland. He grew up in Baltimore where his family moved when he...

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Carlsson, Christoffer
1986 -

Christoffer Carlsson grew up a rather lonely child in the small community of Skedala "in the gap between Halmstad and...

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Hannah, Sophie
1971 -

The British poet and novelist Sophie Hannah was born and raised in Manchester. She grew up with her younger sister in a...

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Levin, Ira
1929 - 2007

The American novelist, playwright and scriptwriter Ira Levin was born in Bronx in New York; he was the only child in the...

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