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He has cited Thomas Bernhard , William S. Burroughs , Emil Cioran , Vladimir Nabokov , Edgar Allan Poe , Giacomo Leopardi , Samuel Beckett , Franz Kafka , and Bruno Schulz as being among his favorite writers .
 person: Thomas Bernhard; person: William S. Burroughs; person: Emil Cioran; person: Vladimir Nabokov; person: Edgar Allan Poe; person: Giacomo Leopardi; person: Samuel Beckett; person: Franz Kafka; person: Bruno Schulz
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 person: Thomas Bernhard; person: William S. Burroughs; person: Emil Cioran; person: Vladimir Nabokov; person: Edgar Allan Poe; person: Giacomo Leopardi; person: Samuel Beckett; person: Franz Kafka; person: Bruno Schulz