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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 image of Anne Tyler

Tyler, Anne
1941 -

Anne Tyler is an American author who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in North Carolina. Her father, Lloyd...

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Författarporträtt av Naumann, Cilla

Naumann, Cilla
1960 -

Cilla Naumann was born in Stockholm. During a period of her life she lived with her family in South-East Scania, but she...

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Portrait of Siegfried Lenz

Lenz, Siegfried
1926 - 2014

Siegfried Lenz, known for his strong social critique, is among the foremost German post-war authors alongside Heinrich...

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Portrait of Donald E. Westlake

Westlake, Donald E.
1933 - 2008

Donald Edwin Westlake was an American author of Irish descent born in Brooklyn, New York. As a small boy, he moved with his...

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