Alain-Fournier
1886 – 1914 · aged 28
French writer
- Born
- 3 Oct 1886 · La Chapelle-d'Angillon
- Died
- 22 Sept 1914 · Les Éparges
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- 3 Oct 1886BornBorn in La Chapelle-d'Angillon
- 1914 – 1918WarWorld War I
- 22 Sept 1914DiedDied in Les Éparges
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- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
Henri-Alban Fournier (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi albɑ̃ fuʁnje]; 3 October 1886 – 22 September 1914), known by the pseudonym Alain-Fournier (French: [alɛ̃ fuʁnje]), was a French author and soldier. He was the author of a novel, Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which has been filmed twice and is considered a classic of French literature. The book is based partly on his childhood.
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