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Also Known As	H. H. Munro • Hector Hugh Munro
Born	December 18, 1870 • Sittwe • Myanmar
Died	November 14, 1916 (aged 45) • France
Notable Works	“The Chronicles of Clovis” • “The Open Window” • “The Unbearable Bassington” • “Tobermory”

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James Joyce

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Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

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Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

American author

Chesterton, G.K.

G.K. Chesterton

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Behan

Brendan Behan

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Maeve Binchy

Maeve Binchy

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Sir Angus Wilson

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Frederick Forsyth

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Douglas Coupland

Douglas Coupland

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Jack Ludwig

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V.S. Pritchett

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