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Sample of authors
Magnan, Pierre
The French author Pierre Magnan grew up in Manosque at the centre of the department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, an isolated, deprived rural part of Provence where old customs still prevail. He left school at the age of twelve and became a printer’s apprentice. It was around this time that he met the famous pacifist Jean Giono, who became his mentor and who introduced him to the world of l...
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Sample of authors
Follett, Ken
British author and journalist born in Cardiff, Wales. Kenneth "Ken" Follett’s parents were active members of the church of the Plymouth Brethren, and as a child he was not allowed to watch television. Instead he read profusely; his first favourite author was Shakespeare. Follett graduated from University College London in 1970 and began to write about rock music for the Cardiff-based South Wales E...
