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The Dragon: Fifteen Stories

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Yevgeny Zamyatin
Yevgeny Zamyatin

Russian author known for his dystopian novel 'We'. Born on February 1, 1884, in Taganrog, Russia, he passed away on March 10, 1937. more

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