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It is 116 years today since Ian Fleming was born.
Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English author and journalist born in London. He created James Bond, code name 007 – one of the most famous fictional spies of the 20th century known from a great number of books, films, radio plays etc., only a small number of which were in fact written by Fleming. Some were a great deal better, but none has had the same impact.
Fleming came from a wealthy and p...
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Whitaker, Chris
1981 -
English author and former stock-broker, born and grew up in London. Nowadays he lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and...
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Bailey, H.C.
1878 - 1961
The British journalist and critic Henry Christopher Bailey is one of the five greatest crime novelists associated with the...
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Borges, Jorge Luis
1899 - 1986
Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was first educated at home with his grandmother teaching him to...
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Despentes, Virginie
1969 -
The French author Virginie Despentes was born in Nancy, northeast France. She was convinced from an early age that girls...
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