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It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the understanding of language. What is language? Where does it come from, how does it work, what does it do?
Hanif Kureishi
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Hanif Kureishi
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 5
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