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François Mauriac

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Also known as François Charles Mauriac, Francois Mauriac, Francois Charles Mauriac, Fransua Moris

French writer (1885-1970)

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François Mauriac was a male author from France who began his work period in 1906 and continued until 1970. He used the pseudonyms "Forez" and "François Sturel." His notable works include *Préséances*, *Sub Pontio Pilato*, *La noche ; El alba ; El día*, *La robe prétexte*, and *Le Fils de l'Homme*.

Mauriac was recognized in the Academie Francaise collection and the Nobel Literature collection. He received one Nobel Prize. He was born on 11 Oct 1885 and died on 1 Sep 1970. His name is also written as "モリヤック" in kana.

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Person · Open Library

Born
11 Oct 1885
Died
1 Sep 1970
Works
633

Top works

  • Discours prononcés dans la séance publique tenue par l'Académie française pour la réception de m. Paul Claudel le jeudi 13 mars 1947
  • Préséances
  • Sub Pontio Pilato
  • La noche ; El alba ; El día
  • La robe prétexte

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1885-10-11
Active to
1970-09-01
Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
13
Total plays
27

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fran%C3%A7ois+Mauriac">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Welcome to the Tidyverse

    · 2019 · cited 20,461x

  2. New Algorithms and Methods to Estimate Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies: Assessing the Performance of PhyML 3.0

    · 2010 · cited 16,958x

  3. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2020 · cited 15,964x

  4. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

    · 2022 · cited 13,894x

  5. Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    · 2008 · cited 11,236x

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Quotes

  • “Ce qui fait le poète, n'est-ce pas l'amour, la recherche désespérée du moindre rayon de soleil d'autrefois jouant sur le parquet d'une chambre d'enfant?”
  • “Le mythe de Prométhée signifie que toute la tristesse du monde a son siège dans le foie. Mais qui oserait reconnaître une vérité si humble?”
  • “On atteint aisément une âme vivante à travers les crimes, les vices les plus tristes, mais la vulgarité est infranchissable.”
  • “Presque tous les hommes ressemblent à ces grands palais déserts dont le propriétaire n'habite que quelques pièces; et il ne pénètre jamais dans les ailes condamnées.”
  • “Où finit la correction? Où commence le martyre? Dans l'entre-deux, des milliers d'enfants peuplent un enfer qui ne fait pas de bruit.”
  • “Il s'en est fallu de très peu que les larmes de Judas ne fussent confondues, dans le souvenir des hommes, avec celles de Pierre. Il aurait pu devenir un saint, le patron de nous tous qui ne cessons de trahir.”

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Literature1952

    “for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life”

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to François Mauriac, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Artwork

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Encyclopedic overview

François Charles Mauriac ( French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʃaʁl(ə) moʁjak]; Occitan: Francés Carles Mauriac; 11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French novelist, dramatist, critic, poet, and journalist, a member of the Académie française (from 1933), and laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952). He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1958.

Early life and education

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