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Sample of authors
Vargas, Fred
Fred Vargas is a pseudonym used by the French historian, archaeologist and crime writer Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau. "Vargas" was a character played by Ava Gardener in The Barefoot Contessa; the name was first used by Audoin-Rouzeau’s twin sister Joëlle, the visual artist Jo Vargas. Their father, Philippe Audoin-Rouzeau, was a journalist and a famous figure in surrealist circles. He was very part...
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Bernuth, Christa
The German journalist and crime author Christa von Bernuth was born in Munich where she still lives. After attending boarding school in Bavaria she travelled the world and took odd jobs. She became a journalist, and in 1990 she began to work for various newspapers and magazines, including Elle and Der Spiegel. She wrote about relationships, celebrities, career opportunities, travel and...