Jules Romains

Jules Romains
Jules Romains, photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1936
Jules Romains, photo taken
by Carl Van Vechten, 1936
BornLouis Henri Jean Farigoule
(1885-08-26)26 August 1885
Saint-Julien-Chapteuil in the Haute-Loire
Died14 August 1972(1972-08-14) (aged 86)
Paris
OccupationPoet and writer
LanguageFrench
Educationlycée Condorcet
École normale supérieure
Literary movementUnanimism
Notable awardselected to the Académie française
Signature
President of
PEN International
In office
October 1936 – October 1941
Preceded byH. G. Wells
Succeeded byWartime International Presidential Committee (1941–47)

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]

  1. ^ Marino, Andy (2000). A Quiet American: The Secret War of Varian Fry. Macmillan. p. 46.
  2. ^ "Nomination Database". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.