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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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Tartt, Donna
1963 -
The American novelist Donna Tartt was born in Greenwood and grew up in Grenada, both in the State of Mississippi. She...
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Khemiri, Jonas Hassen
1978 -
Jonas Hassen Khemiri was born in Stockholm. After he finished school he attended the Stockholm School of Economics, he has...
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Golding, William
1911 - 1993
The English author William Golding was born at St. Columb Minor, Cornwall. His father was a teacher, a political radical...
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Hannah, Sophie
1971 -
The British poet and novelist Sophie Hannah was born and raised in Manchester. She grew up with her younger sister in a...
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