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Indonesian writer (1925–2006)

Also known as: Toer, Прамудья Ананта Тур, برامويديا أننتا تور, 프라무댜 아난타 투르, プラムディヤ・アナンタ・トゥール, 普拉姆迪亞·阿南達·杜爾

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