Jean-Pierre Guillet | |
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Born | Iberville, Quebec, Canada | June 9, 1953
Occupation | Writer, Biologist |
Genre | science fiction |
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Jean-Pierre Guillet is a French-Canadian writer born in Iberville, Quebec, in 1953. [1]
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