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Runcie, James
James Robert Runcie is an author, documentary film maker, television producer and playwright. He was born in Cambridge and is the son of Robert Runcie, former Bishop of St. Albans as well as a former Archbishop of Canterbury. The family moved to Oxford in 1960 where Runcie attended the Dragon School and between 1972 and 1977 – when the family lived in St. Albans – Marlborough College. Runcie wen...
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Cercas, Javier
The Spanish author and essayist Javier Cercas was born in Ibahernando (Cáceres), Extremadura, western Spain. His father was a country vet. When Cercas was four years old, the family moved to Girona in Catalonia where he attended a Catholic school. He spent all his summer holidays in Ibahernando and has continued to be closely attached to his place of birth.
Cercas immediate family were ...