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It is 65 years today since Viveca Sten was born.
Viveca Bergstedt Sten grew up in Stockholm. She spent her summer breaks on the island of Sandhamn in the Stockholm archipelago where her family has owned a house since 1917 when her great grandparents acquired the Lagerta family estate from the son of the master pilot. She read and wrote from an early age, she edited the school magazine and at university she contributed to the law students’ m...
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It is 162 years today since Carolyn Wells was born.
Carolyn Wells was a best-selling American author of children’s and young adult books and mystery stories in the early 1900s. She was a successful editor of anthologies and a respected poet, and she also wrote copy for a few comic strips. Her popularity endures; her children’s and young adult stories as well as her poetry collections are still in print.
Her mystery stories are more uneven, how...
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Forsyth, Frederick
1938 -
Frederick Forsyth is a major author of political thrillers. He was born in Ashford, Kent, England, as the only child in a...
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Muñoz Molina, Anto
1956 -
The Spanish author Antonio Muñoz Molina was born at Úbeda in Jaén, Andalucia where he attended the Santo Domingo Savio Je...
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Symons, Julian
1912 - 1994
Julian Gustave Symons was a British author and critic born in London, where he spent part of his life. His mother was...
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Jónasson, Ragnar
1976 -
The Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson was born in Reykjavik. He grew up in a writing family where several family members are ...
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