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The author Carl-Göran Ekerwald has written more than 50 books. At the age of 87, a new chapter in his life begins when he meets the journalist and author Sigrid Kahle. Ekerwald is a man of eductation and lust.
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Carl-Göran Ekerwald Sigrid Kahle Calle Carlswärd Reader
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