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Spanish Galician writer (1910–1999)

Also known as: Torrente Ballester, Гонсало Торренте Бальестер, غونثالو تورينتي باييستير, 곤살로 토렌테 발레스테르, ゴンサロ・トレンテ・バジェステール, 贡萨洛·托蘭得·巴列斯特

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