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Paul Morand (13 March 1888 – 24 July 1976) was a French author whose short stories and novellas were lauded for their style, wit and descriptive power. His most productive literary period was the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s.
Paul Morand, né le 13 mars 1888 à Paris 8 e et mort le 23 juillet 1976 à Paris 15 e [2], est un écrivain, diplomate et académicien français. Ouvertement antisémite et collaborationniste, il est ambassadeur de l' État français de Vichy durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale .
Paul Morand (born March 13, 1888, Paris, France—died July 24, 1976, Paris) was a French diplomat and novelist whose early fiction captured the feverish atmosphere of the 1920s. Morand joined the diplomatic service in 1912, serving as attaché in London, Rome, Madrid, and Siam (Thailand).
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Oct 26, 2020 · Une biographie critique de Paul Morand (1888-1976), écrivain français célèbre pour son style et sa mondanité, mais détesté pour son caractère et ses opinions. L'auteur dénonce son manque de qualités humaines, son opportunisme, sa cupidité et son mépris de la littérature.
Paul Morand was a French diplomat, novelist, playwright and poet, considered an early Modernist. He was a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (better known as Sciences Po).
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Paul Morand was a leading writer in France between 1921 and 1939, influenced by Proust and admired by Cocteau. He wrote novels, stories, essays, and travel books with a witty and elegant style, but also a sense of decadence and disillusionment.
Paul Morand has 235 books on Goodreads with 5841 ratings. Paul Morand’s most popular book is The Allure of Chanel (Pushkin Collection).
