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Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist.
Born November 12th, 1915 in Cherbourg. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1980 at 64 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Occupations
diarist, essayist, linguist, literary critic, literary scholar, literary theorist, mythographer, non-fiction writer, philosopher, screenwriter, semiologist, sociologist, university teacher, writer
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø