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Canadian author of fantasy fiction (born 1954)

Also known as: Гай Гэвриел Кей, جاي جافريل كاي, ガイ・ゲイブリエル・ケイ, 蓋伊·凱佛列·凱伊, Кей, Гай Гэвриел, 盖伊·凯佛列·凯伊

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