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Škvorecký, Josef
The Czech author, editor, translator and (film)scriptwriter Josef Škvorecký was born in Náchod, in Bohemia. He is considered to be one of the most important names in Czech literature, together with Jan Neruda, Jaroslav Hašek and Karel Čapek. One reason is that he described the problems and traumas of his home country in a convincing manner, while never hiding his interest in Western popular cult...
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Lillegraven, Ruth
Norwegian poet, novelist and author of books for children, Ruth Lillegraven was born in Granvin in Hardanger, and grew up on a little farm there. She attended Voss gymnasium school 1994–97, and subsequently studied marketing and information technology at Norges Markedshøyskole 1997–2000. She then worked for the Norwegian publishing house (culture and textbooks) Det Norske Samlaget 2001–07, and fro...