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Jean Cau

Intellectuals Jean Cau (8 July 1925, in Bram, Aude – 18 June 1993) was a French writer and journalist. Jean Cau was born in Bram, Aude, he was secretary to Jean-Paul Sartre, after which he was a journalist and reporter for L'Express, Figaro, and Paris Match. In 1961, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt for his novel The Mercy of God.

Jean Cau

Toneelscene tijdens voorstelling 'De Parachutisten', uitgevoerd door het Nieuw Rotterdams Toneel in de Rotterdamse Schouwburg, 1962. Les Parachutistes geschreven door Jean Cau, vroegere secretaris van Jean Paul Sartre.

(fotograaf): Ary (A.) Groeneveld · Repetitie Les Parachutistes. Toneelscene tijdens voorstelling 'De Parachutisten', uitgevoerd door het Nieuw Rotterdams Toneel in de Rotterdamse Schouwburg. Collectie Ary Groeneveld. Gemeente Rotterdam · CC0

Full name
Jean Georges Cau.
Born
1925.
Died
1993.

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Intellectuals Jean Cau (8 July 1925, in Bram, Aude – 18 June 1993) was a French writer and journalist. Jean Cau was born in Bram, Aude, he was secretary to Jean-Paul Sartre, after which he was a journalist and reporter for L'Express, Figaro, and Paris Match. In 1961, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt for his novel The Mercy of God.

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