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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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Matute, Ana María
1925 - 2014
Ana María Matute was a Spanish author born in a wealthy, conservative family in Barcelona as the second of five children. ...
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Hill, Susan
1942 -
Susan Hill is a British author. In 1961, she published the first of the over 50 works she has produced over her...
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Gaiman, Neil
1960 -
The English author Neil Gaiman is one of the foremost, award-winning and most frequently translated authors of the 21...
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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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