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Born December 27, 1896 • Germany
Died January 18, 1977 (aged 80) • Switzerland
Notable Works “Das kalte Licht” • “The Captain of Köpenick” • “The Devil’s General” • “What Price Glory?”

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Tennessee Williams
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American screenwriter, novelist, and journalist
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William Saroyan
American author
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Paul Ernst
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Peter Handke
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Noël Coward
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Canetti
Elias Canetti
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Max Frisch
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Simon Raven
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