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J Alex West

New Zealand born and of Hungarian and English background, J Alex West lives a quiet life with his partner and son in the Lambertseter area south east of Oslo City. He enjoys reading and writing, as well as exploring the outdoors. He occasionally works construction jobs to fund his writing habit, and in 2021 released his second set of essays 'Banish the Thinker'
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