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But the gates of my happy childhood had clanged shut behind me I had become adult enough to recognize the need to conceal unbearable emotions for the sake of others.
Eva Figes
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Eva Figes
Age: 80 †
Born: 1932
Born: April 15
Died: 2012
Died: August 28
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Novelist
Social Critic
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Berlin
Germany
Eva Unger
Adults
Conceal
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Adulthood
Need
Childhood
Unbearable
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Recognize
Others
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