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Arnold Wesker
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British dramatist (1932-2016)

Also known as: Sir Arnold Wesker, Арнолд Уэскер, 아널드 웨스커, アーノルド・ウェスカー, 阿諾·維斯克

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Known works

  • The birth of Shylock and the death of Zero Mostel (1997)
  • The journalists (1975)
  • The Wesker trilogy (1960)
  • Love letters on blue paper (1974)
  • The Kitchen A Play In Two Parts With An Interlude