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Vallgren, Carl-Johan
Carl-Johan Emanuel Vallgren has never been sure about whether he should focus on music or on writing. He studied music and his primary goal was to become a musician. Vallgren was born in Linköping in and grew up at Skogstorp near Falkenberg. His mother was a childminder who later trained as a preschool teacher. His father was managing director of a small factory. Vallgren was an introvert child, ...
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Archer, Jeffrey
Jeffrey Howard Archer is a British author, former politician and peer of the realm surrounded by scandal. His thrillers and short stories are hugely popular, despite the fact that he has never found favour with the critics, his involvement in insider trading and being sentenced for perjury. None of this stopped him from his being knighted in 1992, adding Baron Archer of Weston-Super-Mare to his...