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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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Creasey, John
1908 - 1973
The British author John Creasey has been described as a productive literary phenomenon. According to the experts, around...
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Chatterton, Thomas
1752 - 1770
British poet and satirist born in Bristol where he grew up in the shadow of the city's magnificent 15th century cathedral,...
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Bolaño, Roberto
1953 - 2003
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Nilsson, Per
1954 -
Swedish author, born in Malmö. Per Nilsson qualified as a teacher of Music and Mathematics. He worked as a secondary school ...
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