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405:(1940). Although these 2 plays won prizes, Vera felt that the dramatic form confined her, and, by her own admission, she was unable to fit all that she wanted to say into its strict framework. She felt that she could work with greater freedom in the novel and story forms.
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In her later life, she published many works of fiction (most of them autobiographical or based on
Russian history of the 17th century), plays, and film scripts. She helped many younger writers who later become famous, among them
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writer, novelist and playwright. She was a recipient of the
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