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I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all.

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Manuel Puig
Age: 57 †
Born: 1932
Born: December 28
Died: 1990
Died: July 22
Author
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Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne
Poetry
Beauty
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Faulkner
Themes
Theme

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