Modiano, Patrick
1945 -

Reluctant to talk about himself in the beginning of his career, Patrick Modiano claimed that he was born in 1947. It has...

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Zangwill, Israel
1864 - 1926

Israel Zangwill was a British Jewish author. His father had emigrated from Lithuania and his mother was a Polish refugee....

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Allende, Isabel
1942 -

Isabel Allende was born in Lima, Peru, but she grew up in Chile. Her diplomat father left the family when Isabel was two...

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Büchner, Georg
1813 - 1837

The German playwright and novelist Karl Georg Büchner was born in the town of Goddelau in the Grand Duchy of Hesse and grew ...

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