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Steve Sem-Sandberg
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Steve Sem-Sandberg

Steve Sem-Sandberg Biography

Steve Sem-Sandberg was born in 1958. and is a Swedish journalist, novelist, and translator. He is the award-winning author of The Emperor of Lies (2009). He divides his time between Vienna and Stockholm.



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    by Jennifer Coburn

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