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Robert Merle (1908–2004) was a French novelist, translator, screenwriter, and science fiction writer. Born in Tébessa, he was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand. His literary career began in 1949, and he wrote in French. Notable works include *Week-end at Zuydcoote*, *Heretic Dawn*, *L' Idole*, and *La muerte es mi oficio*.
Merle participated in World War II and received the Combatant's Cross. He was awarded the Prix Goncourt and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. He died of a myocardial infarction in Grosrouvre.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 2004
- Works
- 115
Top works
- Animal doue de raison
- Fortune de france. l'enfant roi.
- Heretic Dawn
- L' Idole
- La muerte es mi oficio
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing · Tébessa, Constantine, France [now Algeria]
Robert Merle (28 August 1908 – 27 March 2004) was a French novelist. Merle was born in 1908 in Tébessa, French Algeria. His father Félix, who was an interpreter "with a perfect knowledge of literary and spoken Arabic", was killed in 1916 in the Dardanelles. Young Merle and his mother moved to Paris, where he attended three lycées and the Sorbonne. Merle was professor of English Literature at…
Known for
- Emmanuelle: Queen of French Erotic Cinema — Self2021
- 30 millions d'amis — Self1976
- Apostrophes — Self1975
- Apostrophes — Self - Écrivain1975
- Samedi soir — Self (archive footage)1971
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 40
- Total plays
- 693
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Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 55
- Cited by
- 2,511
Research areas
Most cited works
- FUNCTIONAL RESULTS OF HIP ARTHROPLASTY WITH ACRYLIC PROSTHESIS1954 · 1,673 cit
- IDIOPATHIC NECROSIS OF THE FEMORAL HEAD IN ADULTS1965 · 338 cit
- THE CONSERVATIVE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC ASEPTIC NECROSIS OF THE FEMORAL HEAD1974 · 331 cit
- Functional results of hip arthroplasty with acrylic prosthesis2011 · 101 cit
- Surgical Correction of Large Length Discrepancies in the Lower Extremities of Children and Adults1971 · 18 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 95,712x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,512x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,778x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 39,745x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 39,444x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1908-08-28 ) 28 August 1908, Tébessa , French Algeria
- Died
- 27 March 2004 (2004-03-27) (aged 95), Montfort-l'Amaury , France
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Nationality
- French
- Period
- 1949–2003
- Notable awards
- Prix Goncourt
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georges
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Tébessa
- Place of death
- Grosrouvre
- Occupation
- teacher
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Award
- Combatant's Cross
- Notable work
- Week-end at Zuydcoote
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Robert Merle (1964).JPG
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- Commons category
- Robert Merle
- date of birth
- 1908-08-29
- date of death
- 2004-03-27
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Robert Merle
- ethnic group
- French
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- writing language
- French
- end of work period
- 2003-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Merle ( French: [ʁɔbɛʁ mɛʁl]; 28 August 1908 – 27 March 2004) was a French novelist.
Early life
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