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Iain Banks, Scottish author and playwright (died 2013)

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Iain Banks

Scottish writer (1954–2013)

Iain Banks was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, adding the initial of his middle name Menzies. After the success of The Wasp Factory (1984), he began to write full time. His first science fiction book, Consider…
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February 16

Day of the year

February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 318 days remain until the end of the year.
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