Joseph Kessel
French journalist and novelist (1898–1979)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1979
- Works
- 240
Top works
- Le jeu de roi
- Plennitsa Makhno
- L'armée des ombres
- Le triplace
- De la rue de Rome au chemin de Paradis
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Writing · Clara, Argentina
Joseph Kessel (10 February 1898 – 23 July 1979), also known as "Jef" was a French journalist and novelist. He was a member of the Académie française and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. Kessel was born to a Jewish family in Villa Clara, Entre Ríos, Argentina, because of the constant journeys of his father, a Litvak physician. From 1905 to 1908, Joseph Kessel lived the first years of his…
Known for
- Discorama — Self1959
- Sikkim, terre secrète1956
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1898 births1979 deaths20th-century French male writers20th-century French novelistsArgentine JewsArgentine people of Lithuanian-Jewish descentBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryDemocratic Union of Labour politiciansFrench male non-fiction writersFrench male novelistsFrench military personnel of World War IFrench military personnel of World War II