Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Drieu La Rochelle in 1930
BornPierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle
(1893-01-03)3 January 1893
Paris, France
Died15 March 1945(1945-03-15) (aged 52)
Paris, France
OccupationNovelist, short stories writer, political essays writer
LanguageFrench
Notable works

Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle (French: [dʁjø la ʁɔʃɛl]; 3 January 1893 – 15 March 1945) was a French writer of novels, short stories, and political essays. He was born, lived and died in Paris. Drieu La Rochelle became a proponent of French fascism in the 1930s, and was a well-known collaborationist during the German occupation. He is best known for his books Le Feu Follet and Gilles.