Turèll, Dan
1946 - 1993

Danish novelist and poet who was something as unusual as a well-respected and genuinely popular cultural figure. He was...

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Vidal, Gore
1925 - 2012

The American novelist and essayist Gore Vidal was born at West Point, New York. He was originally christened Eugene Vidal,...

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Spiegelman, Peter
1958 -

The American crime writer Peter Spiegelman was born in New York. He grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, and has lived there...

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Day Lewis, Cecil
1904 - 1972

Irish poet, publisher and professor, and a British citizen from 1948. Cecil Day Lewis is one of the most prominent names in...

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