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Qiu Xiaolong
Qiu Xiaolong is a Chinese author, poet, translator and scholar. He was born in Shanghai and grew up in post-revolution China. During the Cultural Revolution, when students were forced into the countryside to "learn from the peasants", Qiu remained in the city as he was often bedridden due to a respiratory problem. With nothing to do during long, tedious days he began to practice tai chi in the...
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Ani, Friedrich
Friedrich Ani was born in Kochel am See, Bavaria. His father was Syrian and his mother was born in Silesia. After graduating from university, Ani moved to Munich where he still lives. He began to write plays for the radio and stage in upper secondary school, some of which he was able to sell. After serving his military service as a civilian at a home for troubled youth, he worked as a crime...
