Jean Giraudoux

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Jean Giraudoux was a prominent 20th-century French novelist, essayist, and playwright known for his poetic, witty dramas such as "The Madwoman of Chaillot" and "Tiger at the Gates."

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Jean Giraudoux canonical 8
Giraudoux 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French writer
essayist
human
novelist
playwright
awardReceived Croix de Guerre
surface form: Croix de Guerre 1914–1918

Légion d'honneur
surface form: Légion d’honneur
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1882-10-29
dateOfDeath 1944-01-31
educatedAt Sorbonne University
surface form: University of Paris

École Normale (Paris)
surface form: École Normale Supérieure
employer French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
surface form: French diplomatic service
familyName Jean Giraudoux self-linksurface differs
surface form: Giraudoux
genre drama
essay
novel
givenName Jean
hasAdaptation The Madwoman of Chaillot (1948 stage adaptation in English)
influencedBy French classical theatre
classical Greek tragedy
languageOfWorkOrName French
militaryRank lieutenant
movement modernism
name Jean Giraudoux self-link
nativeLanguage French
notableFor poetic drama
witty dialogue
notableWork Electre
Intermezzo
La Folle de Chaillot
La Guerre de Troie n’aura pas lieu
Ondine
Siegfried et le Limousin
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Tiger at the Gates
occupation diplomat
essayist
novelist
playwright
participatedIn World War I
placeOfBirth Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France
placeOfDeath Paris
surface form: Paris, France
sexOrGender male
timePeriod 20th century
workLocation Paris
surface form: Paris, France
workSubject mythological themes
politics and society
war and peace

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Montparnasse Cemetery burialPlaceOf Jean Giraudoux
Lycée Condorcet hasAlumni Jean Giraudoux
Ondine author Jean Giraudoux
Cimetière de Passy, Paris burialPlaceOf Jean Giraudoux
subject surface form: Cimetière de Passy
Jean Giraudoux name Jean Giraudoux self-link
Jean Giraudoux familyName Jean Giraudoux self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Giraudoux
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris (grave later lost) burialPlaceOf Jean Giraudoux
subject surface form: Montparnasse Cemetery
French theatre hasKeyFigure Jean Giraudoux