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Man eternally tries to get back to an organic past that has slipped just beyond his reach.

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Terry Eagleton
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: February 22
Literary Critic
Literary Historian
Literary Theorist
Non-Fiction Writer
Researcher
University Teacher
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Salford
Greater Manchester
Men
Eternally
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Past
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Slipped

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