Armand Lanoux

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Armand Lanoux (born October 24, 1913 in Paris , † March 23, 1983 in Champs-sur-Marne ) was a French writer .

Life

After attending school, he worked in various professions; including as a sales representative, village school teacher, journalist. Drafted as a reserve lieutenant in 1939, he was taken prisoner by Germany.

After the war he worked as a freelancer, became a member of the Comité national des écrivains and in 1969 of the Académie Goncourt .

Awards (selection)

Works (in German)

  • The Murdered Canadian Woman (1943)
  • The Ship of Fools (1947)
  • Morning Class (1949)
  • Bonjour, Monsieur Zola (1954)
  • The Dead of Volmerange (1956)
  • Paris 1925 (1957)
  • The rendezvous in Bruges (1958)
  • When the sea recedes (1963)
  • Maupassant the Bel-Ami (1967)
  • The Cut Off Head (1972)
  • The Bee Shepherd (1974)

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