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Born April 5, 1929 • Brugge • Belgium
Died March 19, 2008 (aged 78) • Antwerp • Belgium
Notable Works “The Sorrow of Belgium”
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Herman Teirlinck
Flemish author
Jean Cocteau, 1939.
Jean Cocteau
French poet and artist
Assia Djebar wearing a wide-brimmed blue hat, gold necklace, white blouse, and red jacket, looking at the camera with a slight smile.
Assia Djebar
Algerian writer and filmmaker
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Suzanne Lilar
Belgian author
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Cyriel Buysse
Belgian writer
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Henry Bauchau
Belgian author
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Willem Elsschot
Belgian writer
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Albrecht Rodenbach
Flemish writer
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
German dramatist
Stephen Fry smiling at an event, wearing a blue jacket, burgundy sweater, plaid shirt, and yellow polka dot tie, with a National Geographic backdrop behind him.
Stephen Fry
British actor, writer, and director
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, writer, and comedian
Sherman Alexie, 2007
Sherman Alexie
American author
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin
American writer and director
Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks
American author, photographer, and film director
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Kitano Takeshi
Japanese actor and director
Tom Stoppard wearing a dark suit, blue checkered shirt, and green tie, looking at the camera against a dark background.
Tom Stoppard
Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter
Paul Auster
Paul Auster
American author
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson.
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson
Norwegian author
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
English actor, director, writer, and humanitarian
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Marcel Paul Pagnol
French author and director

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