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François Mauriac
French writer (1885-1970)
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Details
Instance of
human
Born
11 October 1885
Died
1 September 1970
Place of birth
Bordeaux
Place of death
Paris
,
16th arrondissement of Paris
Sex or gender
male
Given name
Charles
,
François
Family name
Mauriac
Spouse
Jeanne Mauriac
Child
Claude Mauriac
,
Luce Mauriac
,
Claire Mauriac
,
Jean Mauriac
Sibling
Pierre Mauriac
,
Raymond Mauriac
Genre
memoir
,
essay
Field of work
creative and professional writing
,
journalism
,
poetry
,
literary criticism
,
biography
,
prose
Occupation
writer
,
journalist
,
poet
,
novelist
,
playwright
,
screenwriter
,
literary critic
,
biographer
Position held
seat 22 of the Académie française
,
president of the Société des gens de lettres
,
president
Citizenship
France
Native language
French
Religion
Catholicism
Awards
Nobel Prize in Literature
,
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
,
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
,
Prix Émile Augier
,
Grand Prize for the Best Novels of the Half-Century
archives at
Departmental archives of Yvelines
,
Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques-Doucet
birth name
Charles François Mauriac
described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
educated at
École des chartes
,
Sainte-Marie Grand Lebrun
,
University of Bordeaux
end of work period
1970
has written for
Temps présent
,
Le Figaro
,
L'Express
,
Les Lettres françaises
influenced by
Maurice Barrès
languages spoken, written or signed
French
member of
Académie Française
name in kana
モリヤック
name in native language
François Mauriac
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature
,
Nobel Prize in Literature
,
Nobel Prize in Literature
,
Nobel Prize in Literature
notable work
Thérèse Desqueyroux
,
Le Désert de l'amour
,
Q2744849
,
Vipers' Tangle
,
Le mystère Frontenac
,
Questions of Precedence
,
La Fin de la nuit
,
The Dark Angels
,
A Woman of Pharisees
,
Q3094732
,
L'Enfant chargé de chaînes
,
La Robe prétexte
owner of
Centre François Mauriac de Malagar
partnership with
Les Lettres françaises
,
Écrits de Paris
place of burial
Cimetière de Vémars
pseudonym
Forez
, François Sturel
start of work period
1906
topic's main category
Category:François Mauriac
writing language
French
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Author of
Thérèse Desqueyroux
Vipers' Tangle
Le Désert de l'amour
Destins
La Chair et le Sang
La Fin de la nuit
A Woman of Pharisees
Le mystère Frontenac
The Dark Angels
Questions of Precedence
Ce qui était perdu
L'Agneau
Depicted in
François Mauriac
Influenced
Graham Greene
Parent of
Claude Mauriac
Jean Mauriac
Luce Mauriac
Claire Mauriac
Spouse of
Jeanne Mauriac