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Hungarian Swiss writer, poet, novelist and playwright (1935–2011)

Also known as: Агота Кристоф, أغوتا كريستوف, 아고타 크리스토프, クリシュトーフ・アーゴタ, 克里斯多夫·雅歌塔, Агота Криштоф

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