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1992– · French writer
Also known as: Eddy Bellegueule, Эдуар Луис, إدوارد لويس, 에두아르 루이, 爱德华·路易, 에디 벨구엘
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- History of violence
- En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule
- Qui a tué mon père
- Historia de la violencia
- Woman's Battles and Transformations