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Edmond François Valentin About
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French writer and critic (1828-1885)

Also known as: Edmond About, About, Эдмон Абу, إدمون فرانسوا فالنتين آبو, 에드몽 아부, エドモン・フランソワ・バレンティン・アボウ

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Known works

  • La question romaine
  • Voyage à travers l'Exposition des beaux-arts
  • Le roi des montagnes (1857)
  • Edmond About on progress
  • Le progrès