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Adriaan
van Dis

Adriaan van Dis, born in Holland in 1946, is a leading Dutch writer and popular television show host. He is the author of a number of books, both fiction and nonfiction, of which this is the first to be translated into English.

Adriaan van Dis, born in Holland in 1946, is a leading Dutch writer and popular television show host. He is the author of a number of books, both fiction and nonfiction, of which this is the first to be translated into English.

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