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German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)

Also known as: Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist, Genrikh Kleĭst, H. V. Kleist, Heinrich Kleist, Heinrich v. Kleist, Kleist, Heinrich

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