Hélène Cixous

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Born	June 5, 1937 (age 87) • Oran • Algeria
Notable Works	“The Book of Promethea”

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Denis Diderot

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Albert Camus

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Julien Green

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Monique Wittig

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Catulle Mendès

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Jean-Richard Bloch

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Samuel Johnson

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Tobias Smollett

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Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson

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Sir Stephen Spender

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Robertson Davies

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Paul Willems

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Johan Borgen

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Albert Steffen

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Voltaire

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