Anatole France

Anatole France (April 16, 1844 - October 12, 1924) was the pen name of French author Jacques Anatole François Thibault. He was born in Paris, France, and died in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was buried in the Ancient Cemetery of Neuilly, Hauts-de-Seine.

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April 16 - 1844 - October 12 - 1924 - Pen name - Paris, France - Tours - Indre-et-Loire - France - Hauts-de-Seine

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In the 1920s his writings were put on the Index of Forbidden Books of the Roman Catholic Church, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921.

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1920s - Index of Forbidden Books - Roman Catholic Church - Nobel Prize in Literature - 1921

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