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Adrian Oţoiu — is a novelist, essayist and translator.He was born on 30 April 1958 in Râmnicu Sărat, in southeastern Romania. As his father was an aviation pilot, he spent his childhood in the company of airplanes.After studying at the Arts High School in Baia… … Wikipedia
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