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Italian writer and poet (1785–1873)

Also known as: Aleksandr Manzoni, Alesandro Mandzoni, Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni, Алессандро Мандзони, ألساندرو مانزوني, 알레산드로 만초니

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