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There's no war that will end all wars.

Haruki Murakami

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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
Athletics Competitor
Essayist
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Novelist
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
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University Teacher
Writer
Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
Life
Wars
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