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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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Johnsrud, Ingar
1974 -
The Norwegian author and journalist Ingar Johnsrud was born in Oslo and grew up in the village of Holmestrand just outside...
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Ellroy, James
1948 -
Having revolutionized crime fiction in terms of language and style, James Ellroy is now one of America’s foremost c...
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Mullen, Thomas
1974 -
The American author Thomas Mullen was born on Rhode Island. He was educated at Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, Rhode...
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Unsworth, Barry
1930 - 2012
The British author Barry Unsworth was born to a family of miners in County Durham, northeast England. They moved away from...
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