Marcel Jouhandeau

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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Born: 1888
Died: 1979
Works: 221

Top works

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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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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
Participant in: WWII Axis collaboration in France
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

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Encyclopedic overview

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

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