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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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Zelazny, Roger
1937 - 1995
An American sci-fi and fantasy author, regarded as one of the foremost representatives for what is called the ‘new wave’ of t...
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Griffiths, Elly
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Updike, John
1932 - 2009
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Gordimer, Nadine
1923 - 2014
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