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French writer (1948–1989)

Also known as: Bernhard-Marie Koltes, Koltes, Бернар-Мари Кольтес, 베르나르마리 콜테스, ベルナール＝マリ・コルテス, 贝尔纳-马里·科尔泰斯

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