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Jules Romains | |
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 Jules Romains, photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1936 | |
| Born | Louis Henri Jean Farigoule 26 August 1885 Saint-Julien-Chapteuil in the Haute-Loire |
| Died | 14 August 1972 (aged 86) Paris |
| Occupation | Poet and writer |
| Language | French |
| Education | lycée Condorcet École normale supérieure |
| Literary movement | Unanimism |
| Notable awards | elected to the Académie française |
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| President of PEN International | |
| In office October 1936 – October 1941 | |
| Preceded by | H. G. Wells |
| Succeeded by | Wartime International Presidential Committee (1941–47) |
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Jules Romains (born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule; 26 August 1885 – 14 August 1972) was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, and a cycle of works called Les Hommes de bonne volonté (Men of Good Will). Sinclair Lewis called him one of the six best novelists in the world.[1]
He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature sixteen times.[2]
- ^ Marino, Andy (2000). A Quiet American: The Secret War of Varian Fry. Macmillan. p. 46.
- ^ "Nomination Database". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.