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Born May 15, 1890 • Austria-Hungary
Died November 24, 1960 (aged 70) • London • England
Notable Works “From Day to Day” • “Przez płonący Wschód”
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Graham Greene, 1982
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Salman Rushdie, 2008
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British-American writer
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American author
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Chinua Achebe
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Nigerian author
Martin Amis
Martin Amis
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Edward Hoagland
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Imre Kertész
Hungarian writer