Poe, Edgar Allan
1809 - 1849

Edgar Allan Poe, born Edgar Poe, was an American author of Irish descent whose contribution to the horror, crime and...

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Vallgren, Carl-Johan
1964 -

Carl-Johan Emanuel Vallgren has never been sure about whether he should focus on music or on writing. He studied music and...

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Charteris, Leslie
1907 - 1993

Leslie Charteris was born in colonial Singapore as Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin. His father, Suat Chuan Yin, was a wealthy...

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Sigurðardóttir, Yrsa
1963 -

The Icelandic author and civil engineer Yrsa Sigurðardóttir grew up in Reykjavik. She now lives in the suburb of S...

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