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Multatuli
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Dutch author (1820-1887)

Also known as: Eduard Douwes Dekker, Эдуард Доувес Деккер, مولتاتولي, 물타툴리, ムルタトゥーリ, 穆尔塔图里

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Known works

  • Max Havelaar of de koffijveilingen der Nederlansche handelmaatschappij (1875)
  • De redelijke natuur (1987)
  • Briefe aus dem Rheingau
  • Mainzer Beobachter
  • Parables of authority