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MME3826748: Russian-French writer Nathalie Sarraute, c.1990 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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MME3826805: Gary Shteyngart / Bridgeman Images

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MME3826879: Mario Soldati at Home (1979) / Bridgeman Images

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MME3827054: Banana Yoshimoto, 1996 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MME3827059: Banana Yoshimoto, 1996 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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MME3827109: Claudio Abbado / Bridgeman Images

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MME3826424: Allen Ginsberg / Bridgeman Images

MME3826313: Michela Murgia, Festival of Literatures, Rome, Italy, 14th June 2011 (photo) / Bridgeman Images