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Julien Gracq, born Louis Emmanuel Francis Poirier on 27 July 1910 in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, was a French writer, playwright, poet, and novelist. He was educated at Lycée Henri-IV and the École Normale Supérieure. A native French speaker, he participated in World War II and received the Concours général and the Prix Goncourt. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Gracq is the author of notable works including *The Opposing Shore*, *La littérature à l'estomac*, *Balcony in the Forest*, *La península*, *El rey Cophetua*, and *Un balcon en forêt*. He died on 22 December 2007 in Angers and was buried in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 27 Jul 1910
- Died
- 22 Dec 2007
- Works
- 90
Top works
- La littérature à l'estomac
- Balcony in the Forest
- La península
- El rey Cophetua
- Un balcon en forêt
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Key facts
- Born
- Louis Poirier , ( 1910-07-27 ) 27 July 1910, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil , Maine-et-Loire , France
- Died
- 22 December 2007 (2007-12-22) (aged 97), Angers , France
- Occupation
- Novelist, critic, playwright, poet
- Education
- University of Paris
- Period
- 1938–2002
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint-Florent-le-Vieil
- Place of death
- Angers
- Occupation
- novelist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Award
- Prix Goncourt
- Notable work
- The Opposing Shore
- Student of
- Alain
- Genre
- essay
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military rank
- lieutenant
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- date of birth
- 1910-07-27
- date of death
- 2007-12-22
- birth name
- Louis Emmanuel Francis Poirier
- pseudonym
- Julien Gracq
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- Julien Gracq
- Commons category
- Julien Gracq
- ethnic group
- French
- place of burial
- Saint-Florent-le-Vieil
- writing language
- French
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Encyclopedic overview
Julien Gracq ( French: [gʁak]; born Louis Poirier; 27 July 1910 – 22 December 2007) was a French writer. He wrote novels, critiques, a play, and poetry. His literary works were noted for their dreamlike abstraction, elegant style and refined vocabulary. He was close to the surrealist movement, in particular its leader André Breton.
Life
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