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Paolo Bacigalupi
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1972– · American science fiction and fantasy writer

Also known as: Bacigalupi, Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi, Паоло Бачигалупи, باولو باسيغالوبي, 파올로 바치갈루피, パオロ・バチガルピ

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Known works

  • The doubt factory
  • Ship breaker
  • The Windup Girl
  • The Water Knife
  • The drowned cities