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Sample of authors
Lillegraven, Ruth
Norwegian poet, novelist and author of books for children, Ruth Lillegraven was born in Granvin in Hardanger, and grew up on a little farm there. She attended Voss gymnasium school 1994–97, and subsequently studied marketing and information technology at Norges Markedshøyskole 1997–2000. She then worked for the Norwegian publishing house (culture and textbooks) Det Norske Samlaget 2001–07, and fro...
Literary figures
John Dortmunder
Gender: Male
He is one of the most cunning thieves in the USA: he carefully plans the most fantastic coups, and has only been caught twice when he was young. Unfortunately, John Archibald Dortmunder is dogged with bad luck: his ingenious plans often go wrong at the last moment for the most incredible reasons. His adventures are described in more than a dozen entertaining – often farcical – novels by Donald E....