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Marcel Jouhandeau

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French writer (1888–1979)

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Marcel Jouhandeau was a French writer born in Guéret on July 26, 1888. He was educated at Lycée Henri-IV and wrote in French. His birth name was Marcel Henri Paul Jouhandeau, and he also used the pseudonym Marcel Province. Jouhandeau was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

He died of stomach cancer in Rueil-Malmaison on April 7, 1979, and is buried at Montmartre Cemetery. His notable works include *Annotations en marge de la Genèse*, *Le jardin de Cordoue, ou, Endymion endormi*, *Le bien du mal*, *Les plus belles lettres de Voltaire*, and *La Malmaison*. During World War II, he participated in Axis collaboration in France.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1888
Died
1979
Works
221

Top works

  • Véronicana
  • Annotations en marge de la Genèse
  • Le jardin de Cordoue, ou, Endymion endormi
  • Le bien du mal
  • Les plus belles lettres de Voltaire

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1871-07-10
Active to
1922-11-18
has german audiobooks

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
4

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Key facts

Born
26 July 1888
Died
7 April 1979 (1979-04-07) (aged 90)
Occupation
writer

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Marcel
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Guéret
Place of death
Rueil-Malmaison
Occupation
writer
Educated at
Lycée Henri-IV
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Image
Portrait of Marcel Jouhandeau, Paris LCCN2004663110.jpg
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place of burial
Montmartre Cemetery
date of birth
1888-07-26
date of death
1979-04-07
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Marcel Jouhandeau
Commons category
Marcel Jouhandeau
cause of death
stomach cancer
writing language
French
pseudonym
Marcel Province
birth name
Marcel Henri Paul Jouhandeau
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

Marcel Jouhandeau ( French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl ʒuɑ̃do]; 26 July 1888 – 7 April 1979) was a French writer.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marcel Jouhandeau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.