Mo Yan
1955 -

Pseudonym for Guan Moye, a Chinese author born to poor farmers in Gaomi, northeast Shandong province. His father only went...

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Allen, Grant
1848 - 1899

Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a British philosopher, natural scientist and journalist. His support for evolutionary...

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Yourcenar, Marguerite
1903 - 1987

French author of Belgian origin, born in Brussels. Her mother died the same year due to puerperal fever. Marguerite was...

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Toussaint, Jean-Philippe
1957 -

Belgian author and filmer, born in Brussels. He spent a large part of his youth in Paris, where he eventually also came to...

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