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François de Roux

フランソワ・ド・ルー

Furansowa do Rū

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1897-03-07 (Aix-en-Provence)
Died
1954-07-17 (Paris) age 57
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Aix-en-Provence → Paris

Career

Occupations
writer
Active Years
1924-1954
Affiliations
La Nouvelle Revue française
Influenced By
Jean Paulhan, Paul Valéry
Nominations
Nominated for Prix Goncourt 1938 (Brune)

Awards

Prix Renaudot
1935
Work: Jours sans gloire
Organization: Prix Renaudot Jury
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Jours sans gloire

1935 novel

Brune

1938 novel

Amours perdues

1942 novel

L'Ombrageuse

1945 novel

Les Absentes

1950 novel

La Jeunesse de Lyautey

1952 novel

Bibliography

  • Jours sans gloire (1935)
  • Brune (1938)
  • Amours perdues (1942)
  • L'Ombrageuse (1945)
  • Les Absentes (1950)
  • La Jeunesse de Lyautey (1952)

Legacy

French writer who won the Prix Renaudot in 1935 for Jours sans gloire. Contributed to La Nouvelle Revue française and was friends with Jean Paulhan and Paul Valéry.

Trivia

  • Married Odette Magne, daughter of Eugène Magne.