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1955– · American author, poet and essayist

Also known as: Барбара Кингсолвер, باربرا كينغسولفر, 바버라 킹솔버, バーバラ・キングソルヴァー, 芭芭拉·金索沃尔, Кингсолвер, Барбара

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