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Plays: Mrs. Warren's Profession / Arms and the Man / Candida / Man and Superman

1960 ·
·4.14·115 Ratings ·0 Pages
“ I tried to make sense of the Four Books, until love arrived, and it all became a single syllable. ” ― Yunus Emre
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    2002·
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