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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 of Octavio Paz

Paz, Octavio
1914 - 1998

Octavio Paz is regarded as one of the foremost authors of the 20th century. He was born in Mixcoac near Mexico City the...

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Författarporträtt av Fallada, Hans

Fallada, Hans
1893 - 1947

The German author Hans Fallada was born as Rudof Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen in Greifswald, German Empire. He was the second...

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Författarporträtt av Kendrick, Baynard

Kendrick, Baynard
1894 - 1977

Baynard Hardwick Kendrick was an American author born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a wealthy family. After graduating...

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Författarporträtt av Kelly, Jim

Kelly, Jim
1957 -

English author and journalist, born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, approximately 20 km north of London. His father, Brian B....

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