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Even extreme grief may ultimately vent itself in violence--but more generally takes the form of apathy

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Joseph Conrad
Age: 66 †
Born: 1857
Born: December 3
Died: 1924
Died: August 3
Author
Autobiographer
Essayist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Berdichev
Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski
Ultimately
Generally
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Violence
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Vent
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Apathy
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Even
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