André Malraux Writer

André Malraux DSO (French: [ɑ̃dʁe malʁo]; 3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976) was a French novelist, art theorist and Minister for Cultural Affairs. Malraux's novel La Condition Humaine (Man's Fate) (1933) won the Prix Goncourt. He was appointed by President Charles de Gaulle as Minister of Information (1945–1946) and subsequently as France's first Minister of Cultural Affairs during de Gaulle's presidency (1959–1969).

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 03, 1901
Date of deathNovember 23, 1976
Place of death
Créteil
Spouse
Josette Clotis
Marie-Madeleine Lioux
Clara Goldschmidt

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