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Saiichi Maruya
Japanese writer (1925-2012).
Born August 27th, 1925 in Tsuruoka.
Died October 13th, 2012 at 87 years old in Tokyo.
Occupations
essayist, literary critic, novelist, translator, university teacher, writer
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