Maurice Druon

Maurice Druon (born April 23 1918) is a French novelist and member of Académie française.

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April 23 - 1918 - French - Novelist - Académie française

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Maurice Druon was born in Paris. He is the nephew of the writer Joseph Kessel, with whom he wrote the Chant des Partisans, which, with music composed by Anna Marly, was used as an anthem by the French Resistance during the Second World War.

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Paris - Joseph Kessel - Chant des Partisans - Anna Marly - French Resistance - Second World War

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In 1948 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Les grandes familles. On December 8, 1966, he was elected to the 30th seat of the Académie française, succeeding George Duhamel.

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1948 - Prix Goncourt - December 8 - 1966 - Académie française - George Duhamel

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While his scholarly writing earned him a seat at the Académie, he is best known for a series of seven historical novels published in the 1960s under the title Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings).

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He was Minister of Cultural Affairs in 1973 and 1974 in Pierre Messmer's cabinet, and a deputy of Paris from 1978 to 1981.

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1973 - 1974 - Pierre Messmer - 1978 - 1981

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