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Sample of authors
Egeland, Tom
Norwegian author and journalist, born in Oslo and raised in the suburb of Kalbakken in Groruddalen, where his parents had a couple of shops. One of his forefathers is Jon Flatabø from Kvam in Hardanger, who wrote so-called ‘folkedikter’ and was one of the pioneers in Norwegian popular literature. As a young teenager, Egeland was for a short period active in the Christian youth club Heimdal, but he...
Literary figures
Travis McGee
Gender: Male
A former footballer and war veteran, living on a house-boat in Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Travis McGee is the main character in 21 novels by John D. MacDonald, in which he sometimes features as a private detective, but just likes to help people with problems. He is attractive to women, and has a lot of temporary relationships. He is clever at solving problems – but sometimes follows a c...