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It is 93 years today since Derek Raymond was born.
English author, who during a Bohemian and wandering life occupied himself with a number of different jobs and activities, a by-no-means small part of them criminal. This is also reflected in his books: he is known as a pioneer in the crime-literature sub-genre called ‘British noir’, and which is usually set in environments and among people at the bottom of society. The books have been criticised f...
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Tangen, Geir
1970 -
The Norwegian author Geir Tangen was born in Øystese in Hardanger where he also grew up. In the family home, reading was ...
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Harper, Jane
1980 -
Jane Harper was born in Manchester, England. When she was eight years old she moved with her family to Australia. For six...
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Leonard, Elmore
1925 - 2013
The American author Elmore John Leonard, Jr. was born in New Orleans, but because his father worked for the automobile...
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Gerhardsen, Carin
1962 -
Carin Behrman, as she was called in those days, was born and grew up in Katrineholm. Her father was a judge at the...
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