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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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Collins, Suzanne
1962 -
Suzanne Collins is an American author of books for children and young adults. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Her...
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Cela, Camilo José
1916 - 2002
Spanish author, born in El Padrón, a small village in the province of La Coruña in northwestern Spain. His father, Camilo, w...
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Atkinson, Kate
1951 -
The British author Kate Atkinson was born in York, her father was a shopkeeper. She read English literature at Dundee...
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Deforges, Régine
1935 - 2014
The French author, publisher, director and playwright Régine Deforges, born in Montmorillon, Poitou, was famous for her ...
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