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Raymond Queneau

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French novelist and poet (1903-1976)

FranceWritersLived 1903 to 1976 · aged 73
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Raymond Auguste Queneau was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo, notable for his wit and cynical humour.

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Effigy of Raymond Queneau, Satrap of Collège de 'Pataphysique, by Jean-Max Albert RtEffigy of Raymond Queneau, Satrap of Collège de 'Pataphysique, by Jean-Max Albert Rt

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2017Straelen Translator’s Prize provided by Kunststiftung NRW
1933Prix des Deux Magots

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About this person

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1976 · aged 73
Written about in
32 languages

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