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Also Known As André-Georges Malraux
Born November 3, 1901 • Paris • France
Died November 23, 1976 (aged 75) • Paris • France
Political Affiliation Rally of the French People
Awards And Honors Prix Goncourt (1933)
Notable Works “La Voie royale” • “Le Temps du mépris” • “Les Conquérants” • “Man’s Fate” • “Man’s Hope” • “The Temptation of the West” • “The Voices of Silence”
Subjects Of Study the arts

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