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1480– · Italian writer and fairy tale collector

Also known as: Gianfrancesco Straparola, Джованни Франческо Страпарола, 조반니 프란체스코 스트라파롤라, ストラパローラ, 乔万尼·弗朗切斯科·斯特拉帕罗拉, Страпарола, Джованни Франческо

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