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  • It is 131 years today since Dorothy L. Sayers was born.

    English writer and translator, born in Oxford as the only child of Henry Sayers, rector of Christchurch Cathedral Choir School, and his wife Helen Leigh Sayers. When Dorothy L. (Leigh) Sayers was four years old, the family moved to Bluntisham in Huntingdonshire where the father was appointed pastor. The parents had cultural and linguistic interests, and regularly travelled with their daughter to...

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Portrait of George P. Pelecanos

Pelecanos, George P.
1957 -

The American author George Peter Pelecanos was born in Washington D.C. to Greek-American parents. The family moved to...

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Portrait of Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Pérez-Reverte, Arturo
1951 -

Spanish author born in Cartagena in the south-eastern part of the country. Between 1973 and 1994, Pérez-Reverte worked as a ...

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Portrait of Gore Vidal

Vidal, Gore
1925 - 2012

The American novelist and essayist Gore Vidal was born at West Point, New York. He was originally christened Eugene Vidal,...

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Portrait of Andrea Maria Schenkel

Schenkel, Andrea Maria
1962 -

The German author Andrea Maria Schenkel was born and raised in Regensburg. Her parents were civil servants. Her mother and,...

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