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Portrait of Friedrich Dürrenmatt Photo: Peter Peitsch (1986) / www.peitschphoto.com

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Dürrenmatt, Friedrich

Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a German-language, Swiss author, playwright and social critic. He was born in the town of Stalden in Konolfingen, Bern, to a Protestant pastor who was the son of the famous politician and poet Ulrich Dürrenmatt. In 1935, his parents moved with their two children, Friedrich and his younger sister Verena, to Bern where he attended Freie Gymnasium between 1935 and 1937, and l...

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Portrait image of Elsebeth Egholm Photo: Ola Erikson / Forflex (2015)

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Egholm, Elsebeth

The Danish author Elsebeth Egholm was born in Nyborg and grew up in Lisbjerg. Her parents owned a garden centre and rented out rooms to students and Turkish guest workers. Egholm and her brothers were brought up in an open-minded environment surrounded by people from different backgrounds.
She began to play the piano when she was eight years old and attended the Jutland conservatory for four...

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