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Also Known As	Amos Klausner
Born	May 4, 1939 • Jerusalem • Israel
Died	December 28, 2018 (aged 79)
Notable Works	“A Tale of Love and Darkness” • “Between Friends” • “Black Box” • “Scenes from Village Life” • “Where the Jackals Howl, and Other Stories”

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