Ian Rankin and Maj Sjöwall Photo: Ola Erikson / Forflex
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Rankin, Ian
The Scottish crime writer Ian James Rankin was born in the coal mining town of Cardenden, Fife, where his father owned a grocery store. His mother worked in a school canteen. There were few books at home, and Rankin began to visit his local library as a child and began to write short stories as a teenager. He attended Denend Primary School in Cardendan and later Auchterderran Junior High at...
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Sendker, Jan-Philipp
Jan-Philipp Sendker is a German journalist and author. From 1990 to 1995, he was the correspondent in America for the German magazine Stern. From 1995 to 1999 he was the magazine’s Asian correspondent and from 1999 he has worked full-time as an author. He lives in Potsdam outside Berlin with his wife and three children. Jan-Philipp Sendker is fascinated by Asia and has made several journeys in C...