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Andy Marino is a British writer. He is the author of Narendra Modi; A Political Biography, published by HarperCollins. [1] [2] His biography on Modi is remarkable because he was "the only foreigner known to have unfettered access to Mr. Modi".[ citation needed ] A book review published on the website of CNN-IBN said, "Marino’s book is indeed no hagiography; neither is it coldly objective. It warms up to Modi but is not dazzled by him". [3] Andy Marino has previously written two other biographies: A Quiet American, about Varian Fry, and Herschel: The Boy Who Started World War Two about Herschel Grynszpan.[ citation needed ]

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