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Sample of authors
Bjerke, André
André Bjerke was a prominent figure on the Norwegian culture scene in the 1990s. He was an authority on Norwegian post-war literature and language, a translator, editor, critic and renowned chess player, but most of all he was the author of non-fiction, children’s books, crime fiction, essays and poetry, for which he is best known. His erudition earned him the epithet "Renaissance man".
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Literary figures
Bernie Rhodenbarr
Gender: Male
Rhodenbarr is a clever burglar that operates in New York in a string of entertaining novels by Lawrence Block. Over the years, Bernard “Bernie” Rhodenbarr has had to solve a number of crimes, even murder, that he has not committed but that he risks being blamed for. His daytime job involves running a small second-hand bookshop that barely makes a profit, but he invested in it because he thought he...