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Also Known As	Jan Blom
Born	September 16, 1939 • South Africa
Died	November 24, 2024 (aged 85) • Paris • France
Notable Works	“Mouroir: Mirrornotes of a Novel” • “The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist” • “A Season in Paradise”

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