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Also Known As Jan Blom
Born September 16, 1939 • South Africa
Died November 24, 2024 (aged 85) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Mouroir: Mirrornotes of a Novel” • “The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist” • “A Season in Paradise”

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Colette
French writer
Frédéric Mistral, etching, 1864
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William Plomer
South African writer
André Philippus Brink
André Philippus Brink
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Uys Krige
South African dramatist
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Jakob Daniel Du Toit
South African poet and scholar
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Maxime Du Camp
French writer and photographer
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South African writer
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Lord Alfred Douglas
English poet, editor, and publisher
Portrait of German poet Heinrich Heine, circa 1827, seated with one arm resting on his knee and wearing a dark coat over a white shirt.
Heinrich Heine
German author
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
American poet, songwriter, and singer
Alice Walker smiling and wearing glasses, a beaded necklace, and a burgundy velvet top at the opening of The Color Purple in New York City.
Alice Walker
American writer
Margaret Atwood smiling at the camera, wearing a red scarf with butterfly patterns and a black top, in front of an orange background with inspirational words.
Margaret Atwood
Canadian author
Graham Greene, 1982
Graham Greene
British author
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo
American author, academic, musician and artist
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Maggie Nelson
American writer
Colm Toibin stands in a narrow cobblestone alleyway in Mantova, Italy, wearing a gray jacket and black shirt with his hands in his pockets.
Colm Tóibín
Irish author
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
American painter and writer
Senegalese Pres. Léopold Senghor addressing the United Nations General Assembly, 1961
Léopold Senghor
president of Senegal

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