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Did you know... that Mozambique-born Violet Dias Lannoy, called "the lost Goan/Indian/African novelist" by Peter Nazareth, came from a Goan family, worked with Mahatma Gandhi, and hung out with Richard Wright?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:04, 8 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

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... that Mozambique-born Violet Dias Lannoy, called "the lost Goan/Indian/African novelist" by Peter Nazareth, came from a Goan family, worked with Mahatma Gandhi, and hung out with Richard Wright? Source: Lannoy, Richard (1989). "Biographical Introduction". Pears from the Willow Tree. Washington, D.C.: Three Continents. pp. xi–xxxiv.

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Created by Drmies (talk). Self-nominated at 21:36, 28 July 2020 (UTC).Reply

All facts verified (I climbed the paywall for the reference and it checks out.)--Carwil (talk) 03:58, 29 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

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