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Sample of authors
Puzo, Mario
Mario Gianluigi Puzo was an American author born in a slum known as Hell’s Kitchen on Manhattan, New York. His parents were both immigrants from Pietradefusi in the Avellino province, Italy. He had a difficult upbringing, especially after his father abandoned the family at the beginning of the 1930s and left his wife to care for their seven children on her own. Puzo won grants so he could attend C...
Literary figures
Hilke Thorhus
Gender: Female
Strong, physically fit, independent, tough diver, and the main character in two thriller-like novels by Norwegian (female) writer Kim Småge. Little is revealed about the person Hilke Thorhus and her background, but she was born in northern Norway, has a more-or-less permanent relationship with her boyfriend Vidar, and is close to her maternal grandparents. She has strong views and is a pioneer ...