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French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)

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André Malraux was a French politician, film director, screenwriter, and film editor. Born in Paris on 3 November 1901, he was a member of the Rally of the French People political party. He resided in Paris and was educated at the Lycée Condorcet, Lycée Turgot, and the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales. His native language was French, and he was influenced by Maurice Barrès, André Gide, and Friedrich Nietzsche.

Malraux authored notable works including *Man's Fate*, *Le surnaturel*, *Lunes en papier*, *La voie royale*, *The fascist threat to culture*, and *Israel*. He was employed by *L'Express* and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His awards included the Officer of the Legion of Honour, the Croix de guerre 1939–1945, the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, and the Distinguished Service Order. He was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He died in Créteil on 23 November 1976 and is buried in the Panthéon.

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Born
3 November 1901
Died
23 November 1976
Works
305

Top works

  • Le surnaturel
  • Lunes en papier
  • La voie royale
  • The fascist threat to culture
  • Israel

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Film & TV

Paris, France

Georges André Malraux (3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976) was a French novelist, art theorist, and minister of cultural affairs. Malraux's novel La Condition Humaine (Man's Fate) (1933) won the Prix Goncourt. He was appointed by President Charles de Gaulle as information minister (1945–46) and subsequently as France's first cultural affairs minister during de Gaulle's presidency (1959–1969).…

Known for

  • The Century of Icons — Self (archive footage)2022
  • De Gaulle, le monarque et le Parlement — Self (archive footage)2020
  • André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer — Self - Writer (archive footage)2019
  • Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... Les Présidents et les Français — Self (archive footage)2019
  • 1958: Those Who Said No — Self (archive footage)2018
  • De Gaulle, the Last King of France — Self (archive footage)2017
  • De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile — Self (archive footage)2012
  • The Minister — Self (voice) (archive footage)2011
  • 30 millions d'amis — Self1976
  • Les Deux mémoires1974

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
André
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of death
Créteil
Educated at
Lycée Condorcet
Employer
L'Express
Languages spoken
Spanish
Native language
French
Notable work
Man's Fate
Field of work
archaeology
Military rank
commanding officer
Image
André Malraux, 1974, photo41.jpg
Residence
Paris
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place of burial
Panthéon
Commons category
André Malraux
date of birth
1901-11-03
date of death
1976-11-23
topic's main category
Category:André Malraux
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André Malraux
influenced by
Friedrich Nietzsche
name in native language
André Malraux
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cancer
writing language
French
birth name
Georges André Malraux
medical condition
Tourette syndrome
has written for
The Atlantic
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Encyclopedic overview

Georges André Malraux (/mælˈroʊ/ mal-ROH; French: [ʒɔʁʒ ɑ̃dʁe malʁo]; 3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976) was a French novelist, member of the French Resistance, art theorist, and minister of cultural affairs. Malraux's novel La Condition Humaine (Man's Fate) (1933) is set during the 1927 Shanghai uprising and won the Prix Goncourt; L'Espoir (Man's Hope, 1937) arose from his experiences during the Spanish Civil War. After the Second World War he abandoned fiction and wrote several works on art history, collected as La Psychologie de l'Art (The Voices of Silence, 1953). He was appointed by President Charles de Gaulle as information minister (1945–46) and subsequently as France's first cultural affairs minister during de Gaulle's presidency (1959–1969).

Early years

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