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Also Known As Michel-Marie-François-Butor
Born September 14, 1926 • France
Died August 24, 2016 (aged 89) • France
Notable Works “A Change of Heart” • “Degrees” • “Mobile”
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Jean Cayrol
French author
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun
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D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
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John Updike
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Thomas Merton, 1959
Thomas Merton
American writer
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Cees Nooteboom
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Barbara Kingsolver
American author and activist
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Lafcadio Hearn
British-born writer and translator
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American author
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Belgian author

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