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Roger Peyrefitte
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French diplomat and writer (1907–2000)
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Castres, Tarn, France
Roger Peyrefitte (17 August 1907 – 5 November 2000) was a French diplomat, writer of bestseller novels and non-fiction, and a defender of gay rights and pederasty. Born in Castres, Tarn, to a middle class bourgeois family, Peyrefitte went to Jesuit and Lazarist boarding schools and then studied language and literature in the University of Toulouse. After graduating first of his year from…
Known for
- Apostrophes — Self1975
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- Are You Engaged to a Greek Sailor or an Airline Pilot? — Minister of Culture1971
- Samedi soir — Self1971
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1907-08-17 ) 17 August 1907, Castres , Tarn, France
- Died
- 5 November 2000 (2000-11-05) (aged 93), Paris, France
- Occupation
- novelist
- Notable works
- Les Amitiés particulières , Trilogy about Alexander the Great
- Children
- Alain-Philippe Malagnac (adoptive son)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Castres
- Place of death
- 16th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- novelist
- Educated at
- Sciences Po
- Employer
- Embassy of France, Athens
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Award
- Prix Renaudot
- Notable work
- Les amitiés particulières
- Image
- Peyrefitte Harcourt 1947.jpg
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- end of work period
- 1996-00-00
- Commons category
- Roger Peyrefitte
- date of birth
- 1907-08-17
- date of death
- 2000-11-15
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Roger Peyrefitte
- P8168
- Chausson
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- birth name
- Pierre Roger Peyrefitte
- place of burial
- Alet-les-Bains
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Encyclopedic overview
Pierre Roger Peyrefitte ( French: [ʁɔʒe pɛʁfit]; 17 August 1907 – 5 November 2000) was a French diplomat, writer of bestseller novels and non-fiction, and a defender of gay rights.
Life and work
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