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I can still boss people around. I can still write. I can still read. I can still eat, and I can still have very strong views.

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Tony Judt
Age: 62 †
Born: 1948
Born: January 2
Died: 2010
Died: August 6
Essayist
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Non-Fiction Writer
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London
England
Tony Robert Judt
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