Levin, Ira
1929 - 2007

The American novelist, playwright and scriptwriter Ira Levin was born in Bronx in New York; he was the only child in the...

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Spain, Jo
1979 -

The Irish author Joanne ‘Jo’ Spain was born into a working-class family in the little notorious residential district of Bel...

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Waltari, Mika
1908 - 1979

The Finnish author Mika Waltari is considered one of the foremost Nordic authors of the 20th century. Many of his books are...

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Morrison, Arthur
1863 - 1945

Arthur Morrison was one of Britain's best-known authors around the turn of the last century on account of his realistic...

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