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Irish Literature. Macmillan International Higher Education. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-349-07795-3. Popular Books of 1931 at Goodreads Published 1931 Books at
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The 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded posthumously to the Swedish poet Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931) with the citation: "The poetry of Erik
1931 Nobel Prize in Literature
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a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1931. M. Barnard Eldershaw – Green Memory Miles Franklin Back to Bool
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in 1931. This was the first year that the list was published, though it was not yet a national list. Throughout the 1930s the list reflected sales in
List of The New York Times number-one books of 1931
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Prize established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel
The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning for Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur), is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually
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Calendar year
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Polish-British writer (1857–1924)
sensibility into English literature. He wrote novels and stories, many in nautical settings, that depicted crises of human individuality in the midst of what
Joseph_Conrad
Prize in Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy to authors for outstanding contributions in the field
List of Nobel laureates in Literature
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Irish writer (1906–1989)
both literature and theatre, Beckett received the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama—in the destitution
Samuel_Beckett
Russian poet, writer and critic (1880–1934)
masterpiece of modernist literature. The Andrei Bely Prize (Премия Андрея Белого), one of the most important prizes in Russian literature, was named after him
Andrei_Bely
German writer (1877–1962)
German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions,
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Danish writer (1805–1875)
son to literature, reading him Arabian Nights. His mother, Anne Marie Andersdatter, was an illiterate washerwoman. Following her husband's death in 1816
Hans_Christian_Andersen
Film genre
of Gothic film was the combination of Gothic literature, stage melodrama, and German expressionism. In The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction, Misha
Gothic_film
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. January 5: RKO acquires
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Greek and Roman mythological creature
Nymphs featured in classic works of art, literature, and mythology. They are often attendants of goddesses and frequently occur in myths with a love
Nymph
1931 novel by James Hanley
Boy, James Hanley's second novel, first published in 1931 by Boriswood, is a grim story of the brief life and early death of a thirteen-year-old stowaway
Boy_(novel)
Indian revolutionary (1907–1931)
March 1931) was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer in December 1928 in what
Bhagat_Singh
Shared fictional universe based on the work of H. P. Lovecraft
Necronomicon in the short story "The Children of the Night" (1931), and in turn Lovecraft mentions Howard's Unaussprechlichen Kulten in the stories "Out
Cthulhu_Mythos
Daily newspaper in Ireland
Times Literature Prizes were established in 1988, with the inaugural Irish Times International Fiction Prize (worth £7,500 in 1998) awarded in 1989. The
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Index of history with the same name
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Scholarships on children's literature includes professional organizations, dedicated publications, and university courses. Children's literature portal List of children's
List of children's classic books
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Fictional character by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Apes was adapted in newspaper-strip form in early 1929, with illustrations by Hal Foster. A full-page Sunday strip began March 15, 1931, by Rex Maxon. Over
Tarzan
1932–1945 Japanese puppet state in northern China
dynastic system in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution, with Puyi, the final emperor of China, forced to abdicate at the age of six. In 1931, Manchuria was invaded
Manchukuo
American writer (1931–2018)
(August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright who wrote 16 novels and numerous screenplays in a career spanning
William_Goldman
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)
prominence in English-language literary circles for his extensive writing on German Romantic literature and philosophy. These themes were explored in his first
Thomas_Carlyle
neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or kanbun (漢文, lit. 'Chinese
Japanese_literature
Spanish writer and ambassador
Academy in 1928, and received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1931, 1934 and 1947. He was appointed director of the Prado Museum in 1931 a
Ramón_Pérez_de_Ayala
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1924; 1929–1935)
making him the first Labour Prime Minister in British history, and the second between 1929 and 1931. In 1931, MacDonald was expelled from the Labour Party;
Ramsay_MacDonald
Oral and written tradition
Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America in several languages, particularly in Spanish, Portuguese, and
Latin_American_literature
German singer and actress (1899–1976)
wrote his operetta Die göttliche Jette (1931) especially for Mannheim. However, as a Jew she was forced from acting in 1933, when her contract at the State
Lucie_Mannheim
Russian literature is the literature of Russia, its émigrés, and Russian-language literature. Major contributors to Russian literature, as well as English
Russian_literature
Cultural and artistic movement
Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, performing arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and
Modernism
Essay collection by F. Scott Fitzgerald
the Jazz Age", first published in Scribner's Magazine, November 1931 "My Lost City", July 1932 "Ring", first published in the New Republic, 11 October 1933
The_Crack-Up
President of India from 1962 to 1967
knighthood in 1931, the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1954, and honorary membership of the British Royal Order of Merit in 1963. He was
Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan
Israeli encyclopedist and historian (1910–2012)
Semitic languages and literature, from 1971 to 1975. Following the death of his son Yonatan during the Entebbe hostage rescue operation in 1976, he and his
Benzion_Netanyahu
Japanese novelist (1899–1972)
spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed
Yasunari_Kawabata
Chinese writer
Chinese writer. In literature, Bing Xin founded the "Bing Xin Style" as a new literary style. She contributed a lot to children's literature in China (her
Bing_Xin
Avant-garde art movement in the early 20th century
wrote Dada poetry himself in De Stijl, although under a pseudonym, I.K. Bonset, which was only revealed after his death in 1931. 'Together' with I.K. Bonset
Dada
Swedish poet
April 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously
Erik_Axel_Karlfeldt
and organizations who make outstanding contributions in the fields of chemistry, physics, literature, peace, and physiology or medicine. They were established
List_of_Nobel_laureates
years in literature, with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small selection of notable events. The time covered in individual
List_of_years_in_literature
Czech-American literary critic
René Wellek was born and raised in Vienna, speaking Czech and German. He studied literature at the Charles University in Prague, and was active among the
René_Wellek
American writer (1885–1951)
playwright. In 1930, he became the first author from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was
Sinclair_Lewis
Award
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Canadian writer Alice Munro (1931–2024) as "master of the contemporary short story." She was the
2013 Nobel Prize in Literature
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American fantasy writer (1931–2009)
two dozen novels. Eddings was born in Spokane, Washington, to George Wayne Eddings and Theone (Berge) Eddings, in 1931. Eddings claimed to be part Cherokee
David_Eddings
1931 film by Fritz Lang
is a 1931 German mystery thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert, a serial killer who targets children, in his third
M_(1931_film)
1931 book by Edmund Wilson
Study in the Imaginative Literature of 1870–1930 is a 1931 book of literary criticism by Edmund Wilson on the Symbolist movement in literature. It includes
Axel's_Castle
Ukrainian-Russian writer (1809–1852)
specific of Ukrainian national characters. In 1981, literary scholar George Grabowicz argues that Ukrainian literature of Gogol's times was multilingual, with
Nikolai_Gogol
and translator writing in Sinhalese (born 1928) November 8 – Jon Elia, Pakistani poet and philosopher writing in Urdu (born 1931) December 12 – Dee Brown
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French-American actress (1904–1994)
Bermingham, Cedric Osmond (1931). Stars of the screen 1931: A volume of biographies of contemporary actors and actresses engaged in photoplay throughout the
Lili_Damita
1931 Novel by Georges Simenon
is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest novels to feature Detective Chief Inspector
Night at the Crossroads (novel)
Night_at_the_Crossroads_(novel)
Indian politician (1931–2025)
December 1931 – 30 September 2025) was an Indian politician and a sport administrator. He belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Malhotra was born in Lahore
Vijay_Kumar_Malhotra
Expression of amusement
they are safe. Laughter in literature, although considered understudied by some, is a subject that has received attention in the written word for millennia
Laughter
English writer and dramatist (1557–1625)
the wishes of his family, took up literature. When the penitent Stephen Gosson had published his Schoole of Abuse in 1579, Lodge responded with Defence
Thomas_Lodge
Villanueva (March 21, 1931 – June 15, 2013) was a literary critic and Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Emeritus at Harvard
Francisco_Márquez_Villanueva
Don («Тихий Дон») concludes in the Soviet magazine October. The New Poetry (Thơ mới) period begins in Vietnamese literature, marked by an article and a
1932_in_literature
Indian Hindustani writer (1880–1936)
[preːm t͡ʃənd̪] ), was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. Premchand was a pioneer of Hindi and Urdu social fiction. He was one
Premchand
American film producer and director (born 1931)
(1990). Winkler was born on May 25, 1931 to a Jewish family in New York City, to Sol and Anna Winkler. Growing up in Coney Island, one of his first jobs
Irwin_Winkler
Japanese writer
Starting in 1931, he provided (together with Sadamu Masamatsu and Hisanori Tsuji) the first complete translation of James Joyce's Ulysses into Japanese in the
Sei_Itō
Indian poet (1895–1971)
Millennium" for his timeless pieces of poetry and literature. Jashuva was born to Virayya and Lingammaa in Vinukonda, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India to a community
Gurram_Jashuva
Fictional character
O-Lan is a fictional character in Pearl S. Buck's 1931 novel The Good Earth. For her portrayal of the character in the 1937 film adaptation, Luise Rainer
O-Lan
Coming of age literary genre
'Artist Novel')". In Gerald Gillespie; Manfred Engel; Bernard Dieterle (eds.). Romantic Prose Fiction. A Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages
Bildungsroman
English language suffix
of the US, while Canadiana is for Canada; in literature, Shakespeareana and Dickensiana are similarly used in reference to items or stories related to
-ana
Unrealised Soviet project during Stalin's rule
purposes. Boris Iofan's victory in a series of four architectural competitions held between 1931 and 1933 signaled a sharp turn in Soviet architecture, from
Palace_of_the_Soviets
Traditional saying that reveals a thought truth
Hallo, William W. "Proverbs Quoted in Epic." In Lingering over Words: Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Literature in Honor of William L. Moran, pp. 203–217
Proverb
French poet, essayist and theorist; the leading exponent of Surrealism in literature October 3 – Centenary of the birth of James Herriot (James Alfred Wight)
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Newbery Medal for children's literature: Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze Nobel Prize in Literature: Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin Pulitzer
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Fictional location from Paradise Lost
Mythical Places. McFarland. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-4766-1565-3. Smith, Rebecca W. (1931). "The Source of Milton's Pandemonium". Modern Philology. 29 (2): 187–198
Pandæmonium_(Paradise_Lost)
Literary work
important collection of Middle High German literature, reflecting a literary flourishing at the court of Count Hermann I in the early 13th century. Both historical
Sängerkrieg
Australian writer and feminist (1879–1954)
annual prize for literature about "Australian Life in any of its phases", the Miles Franklin Award. Her impact was further recognised in 2013 with the creation
Miles_Franklin
1931 detective novel by Georges Simenon
series of shootings and poisonings in the coastal town of Concarneau. The novel was first published in French in 1931, and has been translated into English
The_Yellow_Dog_(novel)
American professor of English literature (1865–1940)
was an American professor of English literature and philology at the University of Chicago. Manly specialized in the study of the works of William Shakespeare
John_Matthews_Manly
1958 novel by Jack Kerouac
semi-fictional account of his short romance with Alene Lee (1931–1991), an African-American woman, in Greenwich Village, New York. It was the first work of
The_Subterraneans
1846 essay by Edgar Allan Poe
that Poe composed "The Raven" in the manner depicted in "The Philosophy of Composition." Maurice Ravel, in a July 1931 interview, stated that "the finest
The_Philosophy_of_Composition
French novelist (born 1945)
the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is a noted writer of autofiction, the blend of autobiography and historical fiction. In more than 40 books, Modiano
Patrick_Modiano
Indian economist (1931–2022)
Siddiqi (1931 – November 2022) was an Indian economist and the winner of the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies. Born in India in 1931, he
Mohammad_Nejatullah_Siddiqi
Encyclopedic dictionary of the Persian language
supervision of the Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute. It was first published in 1931. It traces the historical development of the Persian language, providing
Dehkhoda_Dictionary
British businessman (1931–2021)
(Arabic: نعيم إبراهيم عطالله, 1 May 1931 – 2 February 2021) was a Palestinian-British businessman and writer. In the early 1970s, he became involved with
Naim_Attallah
Muslim world folklore character
found in Arabic literature as early as the 9th century, and was widely popular by the 11th century. Lore of the two characters became amalgamated in the
Nasreddin
Iterative design and management method
This emphasis on observation and current condition has currency with the literature on lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System. The PDCA cycle
PDCA
1931 film
The Guardsman is a 1931 American pre-Code film based on the play Testőr by Ferenc Molnár. It stars Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Roland Young and ZaSu Pitts
The_Guardsman
Nigerian writer and publisher (1931–1993)
Nwapa Listen (13 January 1931 – 16 October 1993), was a Nigerian author who has been called the mother of modern African Literature. She was the forerunner
Flora_Nwapa
South Korea, Korean literature until 1945, and North Korean literature South Korean literature is literature written or produced in South Korea following
South_Korean_literature
novel The Old Axolotl is published in its original Polish version as Starość aksolotla as purely electronic literature including hypertext and 3D printable
2015_in_literature
Traditional song
for the next round. In the 1931 film Street Scene, the opening and closing sequences show children playing and singing "The Farmer in the Dell". The closing
The_Farmer_in_the_Dell
Insects have appeared in literature from classical times to the present day, an aspect of their role in culture more generally. Insects represent both
Insects_in_literature
Jungian psychological concept
symbols in literature theorized to represent patterns in the human psyche. Psychoanalytic literary critics have claimed to discover the Electra complex in fairy
Electra_complex
Poem by Rudyard Kipling
sort of fabric. In 1931, Elizabeth Lincoln Otis wrote "An 'If' for Girls" in response to Kipling's poem. Otis's poem was published in the anthology Father:
If—
1955 novel by J. P. Donleavy
cult classic of 20th-century literature. Donleavy wrote a stage adaptation, The Ginger Man: A Play, which opened in London in 1959. The book is widely considered
The_Ginger_Man
Russian ballet dancer (1881–1931)
Anna Matveyevna Pavlova; 12 February [O.S. 31 January] 1881 – 23 January 1931) was a Russian prima ballerina. She was a principal artist of the Imperial
Anna_Pavlova
Genre of fiction that is set in the past
Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre
Historical_fiction
Rodica Bretin (born 1958) Ioan Mihai Cochinescu (born 1951) Ion Hobana (born 1931) Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu (1939–2002) Mircea Nedelciu (1950–1999) Leonard Oprea
List_of_Romanian_writers
Between 1931 and 1959, only two other works of modern Balinese literature were published: the serialised novel Mlantjaran ka Sasak, published in Djatajoe
Balinese_literature
Austrian painter
including the 1931 painting, "Lied in der Dämmerung" ("Song in the Twilight"), as well as in the Albertina Museum. Also "Sturm" (Storm) 1932 in the Belvedere
Franz_Sedlacek
changes that distinguished his followers from other Bible Student groups. In 1931, Rutherford’s organization adopted the name “Jehovah’s witnesses”, marking
History of Jehovah's Witnesses
History_of_Jehovah's_Witnesses
American writer and professor (1931–1991)
Weixlmann, Joe (1991). "A Tribute to Darwin T. Turner (1931-1991)". Black American Literature Forum. 25 (1): 8–9. doi:10.2307/3041763. JSTOR 3041763.
Darwin_T._Turner
1931 short story collection by Franz Kafka
first posthumous collection of short stories by Franz Kafka published in Germany in 1931. It was edited by Max Brod and Hans-Joachim Schoeps and collected
The Great Wall of China (short story collection)
The_Great_Wall_of_China_(short_story_collection)
Award
The 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Spanish dramatist Jacinto Benavente (1866–1954) "for the happy manner in which he has continued
1922 Nobel Prize in Literature
1922_Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Fictional character
mentioned in the story The Sowers of the Thunder, set fifty years later and published in 1932. First published in Oriental Stories (Spring 1931) after being
Cormac_Fitzgeoffrey
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Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic LÃadan, LÃADÃIN means "grey lady."
Surname or Lastname
English (also established in Ireland)
English (also established in Ireland) : from a pet form of the personal name Pell.English (also established in Ireland) : nickname from Old French pele ‘bald’.
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English (also frequent in Wales)
English (also frequent in Wales) : patronymic from the personal name Watkin.
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English
English : unexplained.William Almy came to MA from England in 1631; he settled in RI in 1642.
Surname or Lastname
English (found mainly in Wales)
English (found mainly in Wales) : variant of Glasscock 2.
Surname or Lastname
English (frequent in eastern England)
English (frequent in eastern England) : ethnic name from Norman French aleman ‘German’ or alemayne ‘Germany’ (Late Latin Alemannus and Alemannia, from a Germanic tribal name that probably originally meant ‘all the men’). In some cases the surname may be from the region of Normandy known as Allemagne (south of Caen), probably named as a Germanic-speaking enclave in a Celtic area in Roman times. In North America, the form Allman has probably absorbed some cases of cognates from other languages, in particular Spanish Aleman and French Alleman.German (Allmann) : variant of Allemann (see Alleman) or in some cases probably an Americanized form of the same name.
Male
Croatian
, goodness.
Surname or Lastname
English (common in Lancashire)
English (common in Lancashire) : habitational name from Sharples Hall near Bolton, probably so called from Old English scearp ‘sharp’, i.e. ‘steep’ + lǣs ‘pasture’.
Surname or Lastname
English (formerly common in Kent)
English (formerly common in Kent) : unexplained. This name seems to have died out in Britain.
Surname or Lastname
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland)
English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland) : habitational name from Hodnet in Shropshire, or any of various places called Hoddnant in Wales. The place names are from Welsh hawdd ‘pleasant’, ‘peaceful’ + nant ‘valley’, ‘stream’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (also found in Ireland)
Scottish (also found in Ireland) : reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.English : variant of Daw.Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.Americanized spelling of German Dau.Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.
Surname or Lastname
English (common in West Yorkshire)
English (common in West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hainworth in West Yorkshire, named from the Old English personal name Hagena + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.English (common in West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Ainsworth in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ægen + worð ‘enclosure’. Names such as de Haynesworth and de Heynesworth occur in the surrounding area in the 14th century.
Surname or Lastname
English (also found in Wales)
English (also found in Wales) : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenk, a back-formation from Jenkin with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -in.Joseph Jenks (1602–83), the descendant of an old Welsh family, was born in England and traveled to Saugus, near Lynn, MA, in 1642 to assist in the development of America’s first iron works. His son, Joseph Jenckes (sic), followed in 1650, founded Pawtucket, RI, and raised four sons who held places of respect and distinction in RI, including one who served as governor for five years.
Surname or Lastname
English (rare in England)
English (rare in England) : variant of Hug 1.
Surname or Lastname
Swedish (common in Finland)
Swedish (common in Finland) : ornamental name formed with the common surname suffix -in and an unexplained first element.German : unexplained.English : unexplained.Spanish (FarÃn) : unexplained.
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
Surname or Lastname
English (rare in England)
English (rare in England) : apparently a habitational name from Huccaby in Devon, possibly so named from Old English woh ‘crooked’ + byge ‘river bend’, or Uckerby in North Yorkshire, named with an unattested Old Norse personal name, Úkyrri or Útkári, + býr ‘farmstead’.
Surname or Lastname
English (also established in Ireland)
English (also established in Ireland) : habitational name from for example Barcroft in Haworth, West Yorkshire, so named with Old English bere ‘barley’ + croft ‘paddock’, ‘smallholding’.This is the name of a family established in Ireland by William Barcroft (1612–96). They can be traced to the parish of Barcroft, Lancashire, in the reign of Henry III (1216–72).
Boy/Male
French, German, Polish
Long
Surname or Lastname
English (also found in Ireland)
English (also found in Ireland) : from a pet form of Lamb 1 and 2.
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