Jules Romains
Jules Romains | |
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Jules Romains, photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1936 | |
| Born | Louis Henri Jean Farigoule 26 August 1885 Saint-Julien-Chapteuil in the Haute-Loire |
| Died | 14 August 1972 (aged 86) Paris |
| Occupation | Poet and writer |
| Language | French |
| Education | lycée Condorcet École normale supérieure |
| Literary movement | Unanimism |
| Notable awards | elected to the Académie française |
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| President of PEN International | |
| In office October 1936 – October 1941 | |
| Preceded by | H. G. Wells |
| Succeeded by | Wartime International Presidential Committee (1941–47) |
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Jules Romains (born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule; 26 August 1885 – 14 August 1972) was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, and a cycle of works called Les Hommes de bonne volonté (Men of Good Will). Sinclair Lewis called him one of the six best novelists in the world.
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature sixteen times.