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Varlam Tikhonovich Shalamov (Russian: Варлам Тихонович Шаламов; June 18, 1907–January 17, 1982), baptized as Varlaam, was a Russian writer, journalist and poet.

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nació en Ribadesella (Asturias) en 1972. Es ingeniero de minas y licenciado en Filología Inglesa. En 2005 participó en la recopilación Ficciones, publicada por la editorial Edaf en colaboración con la…
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Lea Ypi
Lea Ypi is professor of political theory at London School of Economics, and adjunct associate professor of philosophy at the Australian National University, with expertise in Marxism and critical theo…
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Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. Longlisted for The Branford Boase Award. A Book of the Year 2013 for the Financial Times and Independent.

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Levi Roach
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Natasha Pulley
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David Thomas was employed at the UK National Archives for most of his career, acting as …