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Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer (1894–1940)

Also known as: Isaak Emmanuilowitsch Babel, Isaac Babel, Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel, Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel, Исаак Эммануилович Бабель, إسحاق بابل

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