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Edward Abbey
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American author and essayist (1927-1989)

Also known as: Ed Abbey, Edward Paul Abbey, Эдвард Эбби, إدوارد آبي, エドワード・アビー, 爱德华·艾比

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Known works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience
  • Desert solitaire (1968)
  • Monkey Wrench Gang (1988)
  • We the Resistance
  • Black Sun (1971)