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It is 93 years today since Derek Raymond was born.
English author, who during a Bohemian and wandering life occupied himself with a number of different jobs and activities, a by-no-means small part of them criminal. This is also reflected in his books: he is known as a pioneer in the crime-literature sub-genre called ‘British noir’, and which is usually set in environments and among people at the bottom of society. The books have been criticised f...
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Patterson, James
1947 -
The American author, James Patterson, was born and grew up in Newburgh in the State of New York. His father was an...
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Bond, Michael
1926 - 2017
The British author Thomas Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England. He attended Presentation College, Reading....
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Suter, Martin
1948 -
The Swiss author Martin Suter was born and raised in Zurich. He began to write early, decided to make writing his...
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Keating, H.R.F.
1926 - 2011
Henry Raymond Fitzwalter "Harry" Keating is a British author born at St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. He was educated in the...
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