François Mauriac Biography

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NAME: François Mauriac
OCCUPATION: Journalist, Author, Playwright, Poet
BIRTH DATE: October 11, 1885
DEATH DATE: September 01, 1970
EDUCATION: University of Bordeaux, École Nationale des Chartes
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bordeaux, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France

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French novelist François Mauriac won the 1952 Nobel Prize for Literature. The prolific writer focused on themes about human nature and the desire for God.

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François Mauriac was born on Oct. 11, 1885, in Bordeaux, France. Born into an upper-middle-class family, he studied in Bordeaux and Paris before leaving school to write. He gained attention with his 1922 novel Le Baiser au lépreux (The Kiss to the Leper.) The prolific writer explored Christian themes and wrote political pieces condemning totalitarianism. He won the 1952 Nobel Prize for Literature.