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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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Författarporträtt av Byron, George Gordon

Byron, George Gordon
1788 - 1824

An English poet and also a notorious adventurer and traveler, born in London. His father, who was known as "Mad Jack", did...

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Portrait image of Patrícia Melo

Melo, Patrícia
1962 -

The Brazilian dramaturge, journalist and author Patrícia Melo is an internationally renowned member of a generation of ...

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Portrait of Aharon Appelfeld

Appelfeld, Aharon
1932 - 2018

The Jewish author Aharon Appelfeld is widely known in Israel and his books have been translated into many languages. He was...

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Portrait of Michael Dibdin

Dibdin, Michael
1947 - 2007

Michael Dibdin was a British crime writer born in Wolverhampton. His father was a teacher. The family moved to Northern...

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