Rankin, Ian
1960 -

The Scottish crime writer Ian James Rankin was born in the coal mining town of Cardenden, Fife, where his father owned a...

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Turèll, Dan
1946 - 1993

Danish novelist and poet who was something as unusual as a well-respected and genuinely popular cultural figure. He was...

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Pamuk, Orhan
1952 -

Turkish author, born and grew up in Istanbul, Nisantasi, in an affluent middle-class family. The father was a civil...

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Archer, Jeffrey
1940 -

Jeffrey Howard Archer is a British author, former politician and peer of the realm surrounded by scandal. His thrillers and...

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