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Olaf stapledon 18861950 was born near liverpool and educated at balliol college, oxford and liverpool university. The theme of misunderstood intellectualism was a recurring one for stapledon, whose first book dealt with similar ethics. Odd john by stapledon, olaf and a great selection of related books. A story between jest and earnest was written in the year 1935 by william olaf stapledon.
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