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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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Portrait of Guðbergur Bergsson

Bergsson, Guðbergur
1932 - 2023

Guðbergur Bergsson used to say that he comes from Grindavik, not from Iceland. Grindavik is a small Icelandic fishing ...

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Portrait of Len Deighton

Deighton, Len
1929 -

The British author Len Deighton was born as Leonard Cyril Deighton in London. His father was a chauffeur; his mother worked...

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Portrait of Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Pérez-Reverte, Arturo
1951 -

Spanish author born in Cartagena in the south-eastern part of the country. Between 1973 and 1994, Pérez-Reverte worked as a ...

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Författarporträtt av Hermanson, Marie

Hermanson, Marie
1956 -

Marie Hermanson was born and grew up in Sävedalen outside Gothenburg. Her parents were teachers. After completing her ...

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