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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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Författarporträtt av Cunningham, Michael

Cunningham, Michael
1952 -

Michael Cunningham was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, grew up in Pasadena, California, and studied at Stanford and the...

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Författarporträtt av Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
1712 - 1778

Author and political philosopher born in Geneva, Switzerland as the son of a watchmaker. His mother died giving birth to...

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Författarporträtt av Ahndoril, Alexander

Ahndoril, Alexander
1967 -

Alexander Ahndoril, born Gustafsson, grew up in a middle-class family in the Stockholm suburb of Upplands Väsby. His ...

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Författarporträtt av Camilleri, Andrea

Camilleri, Andrea
1925 - 2019

Italian author and theatre/film producer, born in the industrial town Porto Empedocle in Agrigento province on the south...

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