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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).
- 1 September 1970 (aged 84), Paris, France
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. His major novels are sombre, austere.
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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 .
- Charles François Mauriac
- 11 octobre 1885Bordeaux
- 1 er septembre 1970 (à 84 ans)Paris
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François Mauriac was a French novelist, playwright, journalist and academic. He wrote about the dark side of life and the religious themes in his novels, such as Thérèse, The Knot of Vipers and The End of the Night.
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 human life."
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- September 1, 1970
- October 11, 1885
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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.
May 18, 2018 · François Mauriac. The French author François Mauriac (1885-1970), a fervent Catholic, is best known for his novels, usually set in Bordeaux or the Landes district of southwestern France, with their central themes of faith, sin, and divine grace. François Mauriac was born in Bordeaux on Nov. 11, 1885, of a prosperous middle-class family.
