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François Charles Mauriac ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ʃaʁl moʁjak], Occitan: Francés Carles Mauriac; 11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French novelist, dramatist, critic, poet, and journalist, a member of the Académie française (from 1933), and laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952). He was awarded the Grand ...
Mar 26, 2024 · François Mauriac was a novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, journalist, and winner in 1952 of the Nobel Prize for Literature. He belonged to the lineage of French Catholic writers who examined the ugly realities of modern life in the light of eternity.
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François Mauriac, né le 11 octobre 1885 à Bordeaux et mort le 1 er septembre 1970 à Paris, est un écrivain français. Lauréat du Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française en 1926, il est élu membre de l' Académie française au fauteuil no 22 en 1933. Il reçoit le prix Nobel de littérature en 1952 2 .
- 1 er septembre 1970 (à 84 ans)Paris
- Charles François Mauriac
- 11 octobre 1885Bordeaux
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Mauriac is acknowledged to be one of the greatest Roman Catholic writers of the 20th century. François Charles Mauriac was a French writer and a member of the Académie française. He was awarded the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of ...
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- September 1, 1970
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François Mauriac made his debut with the Les Mains jointes (Clasped Hands) poetry collection but subsequently worked as a playwright and novelist. His novels often take place in and around Bordeaux in France and examine human nature in the light of Catholicism. The characters grapple with greed, self-righteousness and feelings of guilt.
Learn about the life and works of François Mauriac, a French novelist, dramatist, and critic who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1952. Explore his themes, styles, influences, and political views in his novels, plays, essays, and memoirs.
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