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Sample of authors
Bloch, Robert
Robert Albert Bloch was born in Chicago. He moved with his family to Milwaukee in Wisconsin when he was ten years old. His mother was a social worker and his father worked in a bank. Bloch was a great admirer of H.P. Lovecraft; he had discovered Weird Tales, which included Lovecraft’s stories, when he was a teenager. Bloch eventually dared to write to Lovecraft, who replied to his letters, and o...
Literary figures
Ganesh Ghote
Gender: Male
A pleasant, if rather naïve police detective in Bombay, India, who has great respect for his self-important superiors and his temperamental, beautiful wife Protima. Ganesh Vinayak Ghote loves her and their son Ved – and his job. He is usually called in when a mysterious and bizarre crime has been committed, and with great patience – and quite a lot of luck – he finds the answers in a row of novels...