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Born | Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle 3 January 1893 Paris, France |
Died | 15 March 1945 Paris, France | (aged 52)
Occupation | Novelist, short stories writer, political essays writer |
Language | French |
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Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle (French: [dʁjø la ʁɔʃɛl]; 3 January 1893 – 15 March 1945) was a French writer of novels, short stories, and political essays. He was born, lived and died in Paris. Drieu La Rochelle became a proponent of French fascism in the 1930s, and was a well-known collaborationist during the German occupation.[1][2] He is best known for his books Le Feu Follet and Gilles.