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Ann Schlee

Ann Schlee was brought up in America and spent parts of her childhood and youth in Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea - a peripatetic existence that was reflected in several of her novels

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Robertson Davies

Canadian author Robertson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario. A novelist, playwright, literary critic and essayist, he received numerous awards for his work

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J.L. Carr

J.L. Carr was born in Thirsk, England. He started writing full-time relatively late in life, at the age of 55

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Jan Morris

Jan Morris was born in Wales. Her books include Coronation Everest, Venice, The Pax Britannica Trilogy and Conundrum

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Rohinton Mistry

Rohinton Mistry is the author of three novels, all of which have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and a collection of short stories

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Chinua Achebe

The poet, critic and novelist Chinua Achebe came to prominence in 1958 with Things Fall Apart. By 1987 and Anthills of the Savannah, he was a venerated figure

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Rose Tremain

A year after judging the Booker Prize, Rose Tremain was shortlisted for Restoration. She wasn’t done, however, and renewed her acquaintance with the prize in 2010 as a longlistee with Trespass

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George Mackay Brown

George Mackay Brown was one of the 20th century’s most distinguished and original writers

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Romesh Gunesekera

Romesh Gunesekera is an award-winning author, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1994

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Christopher Hope

Christopher Hope was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is the author of Kruger's Alp, which won the Whitbread Prize for Fiction