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Also Known As Windsor Kléber Laferrière
Born April 13, 1953 (age 72) • Port-au-Prince • Haiti
Notable Works “An Aroma of Coffee” • “Dining with the Dictator” • “Eroshima” • “How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired” • “The Enigma of the Return”

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