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Michael heller born march 12, 1936, tarnow, poland is professor of philosophy at. His recent works include the poetry collection this constellation is a name. He spent his early childhood in siberia, where his family had been exiled from poland by the soviets. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
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