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Sample of authors
Greene, Graham
Henry Graham Greene was a British author and journalist born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, who became one of the foremost names in the history of 20th century English literature. His parents, who were first cousins, both came from a large and influential family, Greene’s father was a teacher and headmaster at Berkhamsted School. Greene had five siblings, his brother Hugh became head of the BBC a...
Literary figures
Carl Hamilton
Gender: Male
The Swedish secret agent Carl Hamilton, code name Coq Rouge, was born in 1954 to an aristocratic family and later became a leftist activist. He trained as an attack diver and after being trained by the CIA he worked for the military intelligence organization OP5 and was later appointed director general of the Swedish Security Services. Hamilton is the protagonist in about a dozen bestselling...