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pronunciation:
[veealah(r)]
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| (1898–1996)
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| Novelist, born in Saint-Denis, NC France. He began with two collections of poems on his experiences as a soldier in World War 1, then devoted himself to the theatre, producing L'Age de Raison (1924) and the successful Les Hommes (1928), created by the Pitoëffs. He launched into novel writing with Fantôme (1931), followed by La Rose de la mer (Prix Fémina, 1939). Hunting was one of his favourite themes, as in La Grande Meute (1949) and La Chasse de décembre. He also wrote narratives in several volumes, La Mort est un Commencement (1946–51) and Chroniques Françaises du XXème siècle (1955–61), and many film adaptations; his last work was L'Homme du Fleuve (1981). President of the Société des gens de Lettres (1952–5), he was five times refused entry to the Académie Française. |
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