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Georges Duhamel
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Georges Duhamel was a French writer and intellectual who lived from 1884 to 1966 and became an important literary figure of the 20th century. He matters because his works, which spanned novels, poetry, and essays, contributed significantly to French literature during a transformative period that included both world wars.
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- Born
- 1884
- Died
- 1966
- Works
- 566
Top works
- Textes choisis de Georges Duhamel de l'Académie française
- Biographie de mes fantômes, 1901-1906
- The French position
- Vue de la terre promise / Georges Duhamel
- Défense des lettres
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georges
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Valmondois
- Occupation
- playwright
- Employer
- Alliance française
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- medicine
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Georges Duhamel 1930.jpg
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- Commons category
- Georges Duhamel
- date of birth
- 1884-06-30
- date of death
- 1966-04-13
- member of
- Société des poètes français
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- Georges Duhamel
- Commons Creator page
- Georges Duhamel
- writing language
- French
- pseudonym
- Denis Thévenin
- has works in the collection
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
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Encyclopedic overview
Georges Duhamel (/ˌdjuːəˈmɛl/; French: [dy.amɛl]; 30 June 1884 – 13 April 1966) was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published Confession de minuit, the first of a series featuring the anti-hero Salavin. In 1935, he was elected as a member of the Académie française. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twenty-seven times. He was also the father of the musicologist and composer Antoine Duhamel.
Biography
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