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It is 75 years today since Ingrid Hedström was born.
TThe Swedish journalist and author Ingrid Hedström were born in Söderhamn in the central Swedish province of Hälsingland, and then moved to Avesta in nearby Dalarna when she was five years old. She is said to be one of the 1960’s so-called "welfare-state princesses", meaning that she was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She completed her final exam at Avesta Grammar School in...
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Fleming, Ian
1908 - 1964
Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English author and journalist born in London. He created James Bond, code name 007 – one of t...
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Puzo, Mario
1920 - 1999
Mario Gianluigi Puzo was an American author born in a slum known as Hell’s Kitchen on Manhattan, New York. His parents were b...
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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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Goddard, Robert
1954 -
Robert Goddard is a popular, much-translated and lauded British thriller writer with an unusual and highly personal style....
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