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I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing

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Anne Tyler
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 25
Librarian
Novelist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Writing
Thing
Good
Always
Finish
Soon
Literature
Forget
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