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It is 75 years today since Ingrid Hedström was born.
TThe Swedish journalist and author Ingrid Hedström were born in Söderhamn in the central Swedish province of Hälsingland, and then moved to Avesta in nearby Dalarna when she was five years old. She is said to be one of the 1960’s so-called "welfare-state princesses", meaning that she was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She completed her final exam at Avesta Grammar School in...
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Hoag, Tami
1959 -
Tami Hoag is an American author. She was born in Cresco, Iowa, and grew up in the small town of Harmony in southeast...
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Mailer, Norman
1923 - 2007
The American author, journalist and public debater Norman (in reality Nachem Malek) Mailer was born in Long Branch, New...
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Stein, Jesper
1965 -
As a journalist, Stein was known by his full name, Jesper Stein Larsen. For his literary career, he used the shortened...
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Skagen, Fredrik
1936 - 2017
Fredrik Skagen is one of Norway’s most popular award-winning crime writers. He was born in Trondheim where he lived all his l...
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