François Mauriac

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François Mauriac was a Nobel Prize–winning 20th-century French novelist, essayist, and journalist known for his psychologically intense Catholic-themed works such as "Thérèse Desqueyroux."

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François Mauriac canonical 8

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instanceOf French writer
essayist
human
journalist
novelist
awardReceived Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
surface form: Grand prix du roman de l’Académie française

Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
surface form: Grand-Croix of the Légion d’honneur

Nobel Prize in Literature
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1885-10-11
dateOfDeath 1970-09-01
educatedAt Lycée Montaigne (Bordeaux)
University of Bordeaux
employer Le Figaro
L’Express
ethnicGroup French
familyName Mauriac
genre drama
essay
journalism
novel
poetry
givenName François
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf Académie française
movement Catholic literature
French literature
name François Mauriac self-link
nativeLanguage French
notableIdea moral complexity of Catholic conscience
notableWork Bloc-notes
Genitrix
La Pharisienne
Le Baiser au lépreux
Le Désert de l’amour
Le Nœud de vipères
Le Sagouin
Thérèse Desqueyroux
numberOfChildren 4
occupation essayist
journalist
novelist
playwright
poet
placeOfBirth Bordeaux
surface form: Bordeaux, France
placeOfDeath Paris
surface form: Paris, France
politicalAlignment Christian democratic
positionHeld member of the Académie française
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Bordeaux
surface form: Bordeaux, France

Paris
surface form: Paris, France
sexOrGender male
spouse Jeanne Lafon
writingStyle psychological fiction
writingTheme Catholicism
bourgeois society
family conflict
sin and grace

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Night FrenchTranslator François Mauriac
Collège Stanislas de Paris notableAlumnus François Mauriac
François Mauriac name François Mauriac self-link
Anne Wiazemsky relative François Mauriac
Anne Wiazemsky grandfather François Mauriac
Thérèse Desqueyroux basedOnWorkBy François Mauriac