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It is 75 years today since Ken Follett was born.
British author and journalist born in Cardiff, Wales. Kenneth "Ken" Follett’s parents were active members of the church of the Plymouth Brethren, and as a child he was not allowed to watch television. Instead he read profusely; his first favourite author was Shakespeare. Follett graduated from University College London in 1970 and began to write about rock music for the Cardiff-based South Wales E...
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The German journalist and crime author Christa von Bernuth was born in Munich where she still lives. After attending...
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American author, born in the tough and run-down South Central district in Los Angeles. His mother had a Russian-Jewish...
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McCaffrey, Anne
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