Marcel Aymé

Marcel Aym? (March 29, 1902 - October 14, 1967) was a French novelist, children's writer and humour writer.

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Born in Joigny in the Yonne d?partement of France, his works have inspired a number of movies, television shows and comic strips.

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He died in 1967 and was buried in the Cimeti?re Saint-Vincent in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris. Visitors to Paris can see a monument in his honor at Place Marcel-Aym?. The statue is based upon his short story "Le passe-muraille" (The Walker through Walls).

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Works:

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• La jument verte - 1933
• Les contes du chat perch? - 1934
• Le moulin de la sourdine - 1936
• Le bœuf clandestin - 1939
• La vouivre - 1943
• Le passe-muraille - 1943
• Cl?rambard - 1950

See also: writers/">List of French writers

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Marcel Aymé related Images and Photos (experimental)

Marcel Achard and Jeanne Moreau 1958	Artist Marcel Duchamp Attending a Texas Art Show	Artist Marcel Duchamp Attending a Texas Art Show	Marcel Proust French Writer Relaxing on an Ornate Sofa
French Horn by Marcel Auguste Raoux Paris circa 1826	Stuart Whitman and Marcel Bozzuffi: Le Jour et L'Heure 1963	Pyjamas Designed by Marcel Rochas	Vincent Scotto and Marcel Pagnol on The Set of Jofroi 1933
Jean Gabin Roland Lesaffre and Marcel Carné: Líair De Paris 1954	The Murder of Etienne Marcel	The Palace of Ctesiphon from "L'Art Antique de La Perse" by Marcel Dieulafoy Published 1884-85