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Georges André Malraux (/ m æ l ˈ r oʊ / mal-ROH, French: [ʒɔʁʒ ɑ̃dʁe malʁo]; 3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976) was a French novelist, art theorist, and minister of cultural affairs. Malraux's novel La Condition Humaine ( Man's Fate ) (1933) won the Prix Goncourt .
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- Author, statesman
École nationale des Langues orientales vivantes. modifier. André Malraux, né le 3 novembre 1901 à Paris et mort le 23 novembre 1976 à Créteil ( Val-de-Marne ), est un écrivain, aventurier, résistant, homme politique et intellectuel français .
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Mar 25, 2024 · André Malraux (born Nov. 3, 1901, Paris, France—died Nov. 23, 1976, Paris) was a French novelist, art historian, and statesman who became an active supporter of Gen. Charles de Gaulle and, after de Gaulle was elected president in 1958, served for 10 years as France’s minister of cultural affairs.
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Man's Fate. Man's Fate (French: La Condition humaine, "The Human Condition") is a 1933 novel written by André Malraux about the failed communist insurrection in Shanghai in 1927, and the existential quandaries facing a diverse group of people associated with the revolution. Along with Les Conquérants (1928 – "The Conquerors") and La Voie ...
- André Malraux, Haaken M. Chevalier, Philip Gourevitch
- France
- 1933
- La Condition humaine
May 14, 2018 · Learn about the life and works of André Malraux, a prominent French novelist, art critic, political revolutionary, and statesman. Explore his themes of alienation, absurdity, and existentialism in his fiction and nonfiction, as well as his involvement in colonialism, communism, and World War II.
May 31, 2001 · Andre Malraux, the Great Pretender. By Katherine Knorr, International Herald Tribune. May 31, 2001. The internationally acclaimed novelist Andre Malraux was a daredevil, an eccentric art...
A novel influenced by his Spanish war experiences, , (L'Espoir) was published during 1938. At the beginning of the Second World War, Malraux joined the French Army. He was captured in 1940 during the Battle of France but escaped and later joined the French Resistance. He was captured by the Gestapo during 1944 and underwent a mock execution.
