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Sample of authors
French, Tana
Crime writer and actress Tana French was born in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Her father was an economist and worked all around the world. The family also lived in Italy, Malawi and Ireland. From 17 years of age, French has lived in Dublin. She now has both American and Irish citizenship. When she was a child, Tana thought about becoming an archaeologist. She has subsequently taken part in several...
Literary figures
Yudel Gordon
Gender: Male
He is a prison psychologist and the main character in several of Wessel Ebersohn’s books. Yudel Gordon is of Jewish descent, a smallish middle-aged man with greying and always unkempt hair, and he wears glasses. He is married in a childless marriage to Rosa, who runs their household, but when necessary he can put his foot down. He is shy in the company of beautiful women, such as the coloured l...