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Sample of authors
Pelecanos, George P.
The American author George Peter Pelecanos was born in Washington D.C. to Greek-American parents. The family moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington D.C. in 1965 where his father had bought a restaurant. They were hard up, and Pelecanos began to work for his father when he was eleven years old. In 1975, he had to take time off school to look after the restaurant after his father had...
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Sample of authors
Persson Giolito, Malin
When Malin Persson Giolito was still called only Persson, she grew up in Djursholm, Stockholm. Her mother, who was the person who had the absolutely largest share in her upbringing, was a nurse. Her father was Leif G.W. Persson, the famous criminologist and novelist. This might have contributed to Malin Persson deciding to study Law at Uppsala University and also became a writer. She graduated...