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Austrian-Bohemian novelist, playwright and poet (1890-1945)

Also known as: Franz Viktor Werfel, Франц Верфель, فرانس فرفل, 프란츠 베르펠, フランツ・ヴェルフェル, 弗朗茨·韦费尔

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