biography
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Farrère, Claude
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pseudonym of Frédéric Charles Bargone
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pronunciation:
[farair]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1876–1957)
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| biography:
| Sailor and novelist, born in Lyon, SC France. He entered the École Navale in 1894, after which he began a life at sea which became central to his novels. His many books include L'Homme qui assassina (1907), La Bataille, Dix-sept histoires de Marins (1914), and Les Civilisés (1905), which received the Prix Goncourt. He was a member of the Académie Française. |
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