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André Maurois (French: [mɔʁwa]; born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 – 9 October 1967) was a French author.
Jul 22, 2024 · André Maurois was a French biographer, novelist, and essayist, best known for biographies that maintain the narrative interest of novels. Born into a prosperous family of textile manufacturers, Maurois came under the influence of the French philosopher and teacher Alain (Émile-Auguste Chartier).
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André Maurois, pseudonyme d’ Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog, né le 26 juillet 1885 à Elbeuf (Seine-Maritime) et mort le 9 octobre 1967 à Neuilly-sur-Seine (Seine), est un romancier, biographe, conteur et essayiste français. Il est l'élève du philosophe Alain, à qui il sera redevable de son orientation esthétique.
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French biographer, novelist, and essayist. In 1938 he was elected to the Académie Française. Maurois was born in Elbeuf, Normandy. His father owned a textiles factory, where Maurois worked for a time as director before turning to literature.
André Maurois, born Emile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog, was a French author. André Maurois was a pseudonym that became his legal name in 1947. During World War I he joined the French army and served as an interpreter and later a liaison officer to the British army.
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André Maurois has 843 books on Goodreads with 129053 ratings. André Maurois’s most popular book is İklimler.
MAUROIS, ANDRÉ (originally Emile Herzog; 1885–1967), French biographer, novelist, and essayist. Born in Elbeuf, Maurois was descended from Alsatian industrialists who moved to Normandy after the Franco-Prussian War.
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