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Diary of a mad old man

Also known as

Dagboek van een oude dwaas
Diario de un viejo loco
Diario di un vecchio pazzo
Diario di un vecchio pazzo
Diário de um velho louco
Journal d'un vieux fou

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in languageJapanese
authoredJun'ichirō Tanizaki1886 CE

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