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“Asylums are nothing more than gardens of human cabbages, of miserable, grotesque, repugnant human beings watered with the fertilizer of injections.”

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Antonio Lobo Antunes
Antonio Lobo Antunes

Antonio Lobo Antunes, born on September 1, 1942, is a renowned Portuguese author. His works are known for their profound psychological descriptions and reflections on war and suffering. more

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