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Uruguayan novelist (1909-1994)

Also known as: Juan Carlos Onetti Borges, Onetti, Хуан Карлос Онетти, خوان كارلوس أونيتي, 후안 카를로스 오네티, フアン・カルロス・オネッティ

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