Jean Giraudoux

Also known as Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux

French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944)

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Jean Giraudoux was a French writer and diplomat who worked across multiple forms including novels, essays, and plays during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He matters because he was a significant literary and cultural figure in France during a transformative period in European history.

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The Phoney War — Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)2019

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Instance of: human
Given name: Jean
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Bellac
Place of death: Paris
Occupation: writer
Educated at: Lycée Lakanal
Employer: Le Figaro
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Notable work: The Madwoman of Chaillot
Field of work: diplomacy
Image: Jean Giraudoux 1927.jpg

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Commons Creator page: Jean Giraudoux
Commons category: Jean Giraudoux
date of birth: 1882-10-29
date of death: 1944-01-31
name in native language: Jean Giraudoux
has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
writing language: French
ethnic group: French
birth name: Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Play

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3 objects attributed to Jean Giraudoux, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (/ʒɪroʊˈduː/; French: [ipɔlit ʒɑ̃ ʒiʁodu]; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II.

His work is noted for its stylistic elegance and poetic fantasy. Giraudoux's dominant theme is the relationship between man and woman—or in some cases, between man and some unattainable ideal.

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