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It is 113 years today since Victor Canning was born.
Victor Canning was a British author of humorous adventure stories and thrillers. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. At the outbreak of the First World War, while his father was doing his military service, he went with his mother and siblings to live with his uncle in Calstock, a few miles north of Plymouth. This was where Canning fell in love with the English countryside, which features prominently...
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Mehlum, Jan
1945 -
Jan Mehlum is a Norwegian author and sociologist born in Tønsberg, Vestfold county. He has worked in management and teacher ...
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Spiegelman, Peter
1958 -
The American crime writer Peter Spiegelman was born in New York. He grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, and has lived there...
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Mailer, Norman
1923 - 2007
The American author, journalist and public debater Norman (in reality Nachem Malek) Mailer was born in Long Branch, New...
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Peace, David
1967 -
David Peace is a British novelist. He was born and raised in Osset near Leeds in Yorkshire. He was educated in Wakefield,...
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