Fonseca, Rubem
1925 - 2020

Brazilian author, born in Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais, but at the age of 7 moved to Rio de Janeiro. Fonseca gained a...

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Paretsky, Sara
1947 -

The American author Sara Paretsky was a leading proponent – alongside Marcia Muller, Sue Grafton and others – during a per...

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Tokarczuk, Olga
1962 -

Polish author, born in the little village Klenica in western Poland, where her parents were teachers at a residential...

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Leonard, Elmore
1925 - 2013

The American author Elmore John Leonard, Jr. was born in New Orleans, but because his father worked for the automobile...

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