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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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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
1547 - 1616
Spanish author, born in Alcalá de Henares. Although coming from a noble family, his father was a poor barber-surgeon. ...
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Shepard, Jim
1956 -
Jim Shepard was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, with a Bachelor of Arts...
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Moorcock, Michael
1939 -
The British author, editor and musician Michael John Moorcock is something of a phenomenon. He began his career as the...
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Foenkinos, David
1974 -
David Foenkinos is a French bestselling author. Born in Paris, he studied literature and music there after which he worked...
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