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Mikhail Bakhtin

Mikhail Bakhtin was a Russian philosopher and literary theorist who lived in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was famous for his ideas about how language works, how literature and books are structured, and how an individual interacts with a text. He argued that the reader and the author of a book have a unique relationship and that the meaning of the text is determined by both the reader and the author. He also argued that dialogue is the most efficient way for people to interact and share ideas. His ideas are still important today and have been used to help people better understand literature, books, and language.