Louis Guilloux
French writer (1899-1980) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 81
Louis Guilloux was a Breton writer born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where he lived throughout his life. He is known for his Social Realist novels describing working-class life and political struggles in the mid-twentieth century.
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1980Died14 October 19801978Prix BreizhAward1973Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie françaiseAward1967Grand prix national des LettresAward1949Prix RenaudotAward1942Eugène Dabit populist novel awardAward1899Born15 January 1899
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His best-known book is Le Sang noir, which has been described as a "prefiguration of Sartre's La Nausée."
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France
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Writers
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Lived 1899 to 1980 · aged 81
