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    Seven Short Stories
    Seven Short Stories
    Seven Short Stories
    Ebook38 pages27 minutes

    Seven Short Stories

    By Alexander Ermak

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    A book of short stories on love and life both in childhood and subsequently, jocose and amusing.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlexander Ermak
    Release dateJan 31, 2019
    ISBN9780463369944
    Seven Short Stories
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    Alexander Ermak

    Alexander Ermak is a journalist, writer and playwright; author of short stories, novels, plays and nonfiction. He was born in Novosibirsk. Studied journalism at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Lives and works in Moscow. Finalist of A. Barsukov's Short Story Contest and the Premiere International Playwrighting Contest. Award-winner of the playwrighting contests From the Web onto the Stage and Personality. ... Ермак Александр Николаевич родился в Новосибирске. Окончил факультет журналистики МГУ им. Ломоносова и «Комсомольскую правду». Прозаик и драматург. Финалист конкурса коротких рассказов им. А.Барсукова и международного драматургического конкурса «Премьера». Победитель драматургических конкурсов «Из интернета на сцену» и «Человек».

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