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Cole, G.D.H.
He was born in Cambridge as George Douglas Howard Cole, but got his basic schooling at St. Paul’s School in London. He subsequently started at Oxford University, his subjects including classical and modern literature, and he gained a good degree. He got a position as professor of philosophy at the University of Durham 1913-14, but then returned to London where he did research for an organisation o...
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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...
