Jean Back

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Jean Back (born 1953) is a Luxembourg writer, photographer and civil servant. [1] He was born in Dudelange and studied in Esch-Alzette. A career civil servant, Back has met with success in creative pursuits such as photography and creative writing. His novel Amateur won the EU Prize for Literature.

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  1. "Profile". Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2020-06-27.