Jean Giraudoux
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Bellac
- Educated at
- Lycée LakanalÉcole Normale Supérieure
- Awards
- 🏆 Commander of the Legion of Honour🏆 Prix Toirac🏆 Concours général
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"As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum."
"Everyone always dies for his country. If you have lived in it, well and wisely and actively, you die for it too."
"Born enemies don't fight. Nations you would say were designed to go to war against each other — by their skins, their language, their smell: always jealous of each other, always hating each other — th…"
"There is no better way of exercising the imagination than the study of law. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets the truth."
"The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made."
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Timeline
1882
Born
Birth1944
Died
Death
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