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William peter blatty was a senior at georgetown university in 1949 when he heard the extraordinary story that, more than two decades later, would change his life. Blatty has dipped into the supernatural again, this time with a nonfictional account of his communications with his dead son. A true story of the hand of providence and evidence of life after death by william peter blatty at barnes. William peter blatty, who has died aged 89, was miscast as a writer of horror. Blatty first got the idea for the book in 1949, while he was pursuing his masters degree at george washington university.
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