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American novelist, short story writer, travel writer, essayist (1903–1987)

Also known as: Erskine Preston Caldwell, Эрскин Колдуэлл, إرسكين كالدويل, 어스킨 콜드웰, アースキン・コールドウェル, 厄斯金·考德威爾

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