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The more realistic you are the more you threaten the grounds of your own art.

Saul Bellow

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Saul Bellow
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: June 10
Died: 2005
Died: April 5
Author
Essayist
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
Solomon Bellows
Art
Threaten
Grounds
Realistic

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