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There are ways in which art can have a longer reach than politics.

Ian Mcewan

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Ian Mcewan
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: June 21
Author
Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Belfast
Ireland
Art
Way
Israel
Reach
Longer
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Politics

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