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Soviet writer (1941–1990)

Also known as: Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov, Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov-Mechik, Sergei Donatowitsch Dowlatow, Sergei Dowlatow, Sergey Dovlatov, Сергей Донатович Довлатов

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Known works

  • Nevidimai͡a︡ kniga (1978)
  • Zona
  • Ours (1989)
  • The suitcase (1990)
  • Suitcase