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Sample of authors
MacLean, Alistair
The Scottish author Alistair Stuart MacLean was born in Shettleston, Glasgow, in a Gaelic-speaking family as Alasdair MacGill-Eain (his Gaelic name was anglicised by the British authorities). His father was a Church of Scotland minister. While the author was still a baby, the family moved to a farm near Daviot in the Highlands. After the death of his father, his mother returned to Glasgow with...
Literary figures
Domare Di
Gender: Male
Judge Dee is based on a real person, the legendary seventh century Chinese judge Dee Jen-Djieh. Stories about him began to be written down early on. They were discovered by the Dutch sinologist Robert van Gulik who wrote a series of mystery stories based on him. Most are based on van Gulik’s own storylines featuring Dee.