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The self-fulfilled woman is far from reality.

Anita Brookner

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Anita Brookner
Age: 87 †
Born: 1928
Born: July 16
Died: 2016
Died: March 10
Art Historian
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
London
England
Fulfilled
Woman
Reality
Self

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