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Paraguayan writer (1917–2005)

Also known as: Augusto José Antonio Roa Bastos, Roa Bastos, Аугусто Роа Бастос, أوغستو روا باستوس, アウグスト・ロア＝バストス, 奥古斯托·罗亚·巴斯托斯

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