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Jules Romains (born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule; 26 August 1885 – 14 August 1972) was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, and a cycle of works called Les Hommes de bonne volonté (Men of Good Will).
Jules Romains, né Louis Farigoule à Saint-Julien-Chapteuil (Haute-Loire) le 26 août 1885 et mort à Paris le 14 août 1972, est un écrivain, philosophe, poète et dramaturge français.
Jules Romains was a French novelist, dramatist, poet, a founder of the literary movement known as Unanimism, and author of two internationally known works—a comedy, Knock, and the novel cycle Les Hommes de bonne volonté (Men of Good Will). Romains studied science and philosophy at the École Normale.
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Les Hommes de bonne volonté (transl. Men of Good Will) is an epic roman-fleuve by French writer Jules Romains, published in 27 volumes between 1932 and 1946. It has been classified both as a novel cycle and a novel and, at two million words and 7,892 pages, has been cited as one of the longest novels ever written.
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Overview. Jules Romains. (1885—1972) Quick Reference. 1885–1972) French novelist, dramatist, and poet. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1946. The son of a schoolmaster, Romains was born in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, Haute-Loire, and studied science and philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.
Jules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule (August 26, 1885 - August 14, 1972), was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement.
Nov 19, 2006 · Jules Romains’ colossal super-novel, Men of Good Will, has at last ground to a wordy stop, after 14 volumes (the original French runs to 27), some 7,500 pages, and about 1,000 characters.
