James, Peter
1948 -

The British author and film producer Peter James was born in Hove and grew up in Brighton, Sussex. His British father, Jack...

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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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Atkinson, Kate
1951 -

The British author Kate Atkinson was born in York, her father was a shopkeeper. She read English literature at Dundee...

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Goodis, David
1917 - 1967

The American author David Goodis is ranked as one of the greatest names in ‘noir’ literature, and some of his novels have bee...

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