biography
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Giraudoux, (Hippolyte) Jean
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pronunciation:
[zheerohdoo]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1882–1944)
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| biography:
| Writer and diplomat, born in Bellac, C France. He joined the diplomatic service and was for a time head of the French ministry of information during World War 2. He is chiefly remembered for his plays, mainly fantasies based on Greek myths and biblical lore, satirically treated as commentary on modern life. They include La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1935, trans Tiger at the Gates), Ondine (1939), and La Folle de Chaillot (1945, The Mad Woman of Chaillot). |
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