Jules Romains
Jules Romains (1885–1972) was a French playwright, writer and poet.
Also recorded as Louis-Henri-Jean Farigoule; Louis Farigoule.
Overview
Recorded at birth as Louis Henri Jean Farigoule.
Born at Saint-Julien-Chapteuil in 1885, died at 13th arrondissement of Paris in 1972.
In detail
Jules Romains studied at Lycée Condorcet and École Normale Supérieure. the recorded working language is French.
The authority associates the name with Unanimism.
Positions recorded include president and seat 12 of the Académie française. Membership is recorded of Académie Française, Ligue internationale des combattants de la paix and PEN International.
Works named in the authority record are Men of Good Will and Knock.
Work by Jules Romains is recorded in the collections of Stedelijk Museum Zutphen and Harvard Film Archive.
Distinctions recorded are Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Eugène Dabit populist novel award, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and Concours général.
Sources
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