Ottessa Moshfegh

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles

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6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

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10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

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6 Important Mughal Emperors

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The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950

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Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons

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Born	May 20, 1981 (age 43) • Boston • Massachusetts
Notable Works	“Death in Her Hands” • “Eileen” • “Lapvona” • “My Year of Rest and Relaxation”

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