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Louis Guilloux

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French writer (1899–1980)

Person · Open Library

Born
1899
Died
1980
Works
54

Top works

  • Cripure
  • O.K., Joe!
  • D'une guerre l'autre
  • L'indésirable
  • Étude chimique des séries porteuses de quelques grands gisements du type Kupferschiefer

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Film & TV

Writing · Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France

Louis Guilloux (15 January 1899 – 14 October 1980) was a Breton writer born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where he lived throughout his life. He is known for his Social Realist novels describing working class life and political struggles in the mid-twentieth century. His best-known book is Le Sang noir (Blood Dark), which has been described as a "prefiguration of Sartre's La Nausée." Guilloux's…

Known for

  • Okay, Joe! or the Memoirs of Private Guilloux — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Louis Guilloux, the rebel — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Apostrophes — Self1975
  • Okay, Joe! or the Memoirs of Private Guilloux — Self (archive footage)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Bretagne
Active from
1899
Active to
1980

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Instance of
human
Given name
Louis
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Saint-Brieuc
Place of death
Saint-Brieuc
Occupation
screenwriter
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
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Louisguillouxportrait.jpg
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Commons category
Louis Guilloux
date of birth
1899-01-15
date of death
1980-10-14
name in native language
Louis Guilloux
place of burial
Saint-Brieuc
birth name
Louis François Marie Guilloux
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