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A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.
Eyvind Johnson
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Eyvind Johnson
Age: 76 †
Born: 1900
Born: July 29
Died: 1976
Died: August 25
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