"1949Z"^^ . "Robert Fleming Rankin (born 27 July 1949) is a prolific British humorous novelist. Born in Parsons Green, London, he started writing in the late 1970s, and first entered the bestsellers lists with Snuff Fiction in 1999, by which time his previous eighteen books had sold around one million copies. His books are a mix of science fiction, fantasy, the occult, urban legends, running gags, metafiction, steampunk and outrageous characters."@en . "1949-07-27Z"^^ . . "British author" . "Rankin, Robert Fleming"@en . . "1981Z"^^ . "Robert Rankin"@en . . . . .