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    Jean Rouaud (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʁwo]; born 13 December 1952) is a French author, who was born in Campbon, Loire-Atlantique. In 1990 his novel...
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    Jean-Baptiste Andrea (born 4 April 1971) is a French novelist, film director and screenwriter. He grew up in Cannes, where he started making short films...
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    accused of sexually abusing some of her students. She and her long-time lover, Jean-Paul Sartre, along with numerous other French intellectuals, campaigned for...
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  • several young French authors such as Jean Echenoz, soon joined by Jean-Philippe Toussaint (from Belgium), Jean Rouaud, Marie NDiaye, Patrick Deville, Éric...
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  • the second half of the 20th century. He was married to Lesley Blanch, then Jean Seberg. Gary was born Roman Kacew (Yiddish: רומן קצב‎ Roman Katsev, Russian:...
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  • Jean Rouaud, Les Champs d'honneur Prix Décembre: François Maspero, Les Passagers du Roissy–Express Prix Médicis French: Les Quartiers d'hiver – Jean-Noël...
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    in Pour une littérature-monde, sous la direction de Michel Le Bris et Jean Rouaud. Paris: Gallimard, 2007. "Sur le bord des lèvres" in Riveneuve Continents...
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    friends either knew or suspected it. In 1897, he fought a duel with writer Jean Lorrain, who publicly questioned the nature of Proust's relationship with...
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    Segalen, Xavier Grall, Jean Rouaud, Irène Frain, Herve Jaouen, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Pierre-Jakez Hélias, Tristan Corbière, Paul Féval, Jean Guéhenno, Arthur...
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    1986 Michel Host 1987 Tahar Ben Jelloun 1988 Érik Orsenna 1989 Jean Vautrin 1990 Jean Rouaud 1991 Pierre Combescot 1992 Patrick Chamoiseau 1993 Amin Maalouf...
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