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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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Tournier, Michel
1924 - 2016
Michel Edouard Tournier was born in Paris. His parents met at the Sorbonne, where they both studied German. For this...
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Martinson, Moa
1890 - 1964
Swedish author, born in Vårdnäs in Östergötland as the daughter of an unmarried textile worker. Her real name was Helga Mar...
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Hoag, Tami
1959 -
Tami Hoag is an American author. She was born in Cresco, Iowa, and grew up in the small town of Harmony in southeast...
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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
1547 - 1616
Spanish author, born in Alcalá de Henares. Although coming from a noble family, his father was a poor barber-surgeon. ...
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