Sample of authors
Simenon, Georges
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian author. He was born to Catholic middle-class parents in Liège. Georges Simenon is considered among the foremost and most popular French-speaking authors of the 20th century. He was extremely prolific. His exact output is unknown, but estimates suggest that he wrote between 200 and 300 novels, over a thousand short stories as well as innumerable ...
Literary figures
Bella Block
Gender: Female
The cynical and often depressed Bella Block began her carrier at the Hamburg police. She later retires in order to set up as a private detective. Apart from working she enjoys vodka, books and casual sex. Doris Gercke’s novels about Block have won cult status in Germany.