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Raymond Roussel
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Raymond Roussel was a French writer, pianist, poet, and playwright born in Paris in 1877. He was educated at the Conservatoire de Paris and began his work period in 1894. His notable works include *Locus Solus*, *Chiquenaude*, *Pages choisies d' "Impressions d'Afrique" et de Locus Solus*, *Comment j'ai écrit certains de mes livres*, *LÉ̓toile au front*, and *La poussière de soleils*. He wrote in French and was associated with the surrealist movement.
Roussel received the award of Knight of the Legion of Honour. He died in Palermo in 1933 from a drug overdose, which was ruled a suicide. He is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1877
- Died
- 1933
- Works
- 44
Top works
- Chiquenaude
- Pages choisies d' "Impressions d'Afrique" et de Locus Solus
- Comment j'ai écrit certains de mes livres
- LÉ̓toile au front
- La poussière de soleils
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1877
- Active to
- 1933
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raymond
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Palermo
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Movement
- surrealism
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Raymond roussel.jpg
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- Commons category
- Raymond Roussel
- date of birth
- 1877-01-20
- date of death
- 1933-07-14
- manner of death
- Suicide
- name in native language
- Raymond Roussel
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1894-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Raymond Roussel
- end of work period
- 1933-00-00
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