biography
pronunciation:
[borel]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1925– )
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| biography:
| Writer, critic, and translator, born in Paris, France. He studied at the Sorbonne, taught English (1952–67), and held several university posts in the USA (1966–83). His major work, L'Adoration, won the Prix Goncourt in 1965, and other works include the novel Le Retour (1970). He also translated the poems of James Joyce (1967) and edited Paul Verlaine's complete works (1959–62). |
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