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I don't know what a personal gift is. I think if I really gave someone a personal gift, it would scare him to death. I don't know what a personal gift for myself would be, either. But I'm sure that if it were really personal, I would burst into tears. At least I'd know then what sort of person I am.

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Christoph Hein

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Born: April 8, 1944 (age 81)
Bio: Christoph Hein is a German author and translator. He grew up in the village Bad Düben near Leipzig.
Known for:
  1. Der fremde Freund (1982)
  2. In seiner frühen Kindheit ein Garten (2005)
  3. The distant lover (1989)
  4. Willenbrock (2000)
  5. Settlement (2008)

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