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Hervé Bazin
1911Apr, 17

Hervé Bazin

Hervé Bazin, French author and poet (d. 1996)
Hervé Bazin (French: [bazɛ̃]; 17 April 1911 – 17 February 1996) was a French writer, whose best-known novels covered semi-autobiographical topics of teenage rebellion and dysfunctional families.

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