Qiu Xiaolong
1953 -

Qiu Xiaolong is a Chinese author, poet, translator and scholar. He was born in Shanghai and grew up in post-revolution...

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Baldacci, David
1960 -

The American author David Baldacci, with family roots in Toscana in Italy, was born in Richmond, Virginia, as the youngest...

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Bodkin, M. McDonnell
1850 - 1933

Matthias McDonnell Bodkin was an Irish barrister, journalist, Irish nationalist and Member of Parliament. He is best known...

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Doctorow, E.L.
1931 - 2015

American author of Russian-Jewish descent who grew up in the Bronx where his father owned a record store and his mother was...

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