Who is Jean Giraudoux
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (French: [ʒiʁodu]; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II. His work is noted for its stylistic elegance and poetic fantasy. Giraudoux's dominant theme is the relationship between man and woman—or in some cases, between man and some unattainable ideal.Biography
Giraudoux was born in Bellac, Haute-Vienne, where his father, Léger Giraudoux, worked for the Ministry of Transport. Giraudoux studied at the Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux and upon graduation traveled extensively in Europe. After his return to France in 1910, he accepted a position with the Ministry of Foreign Affair...
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- The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.
- The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.
- Those who weep recover more quickly than those who smile.
- The secret of success is sincerity.
- Those who weep recover more quickly than those who smile.
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Fulforcforensic: excited tosee tonight! based on the madwoman of chaillot by jean giraudoux, the countess is an eccentric woman struggling against authority figures in her life w the help of her equally kooky friends. written in 1943; 80 years later it still resonates for this aging idealist.
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