Raymond Queneau

Raymond Queneau
Born(1903-02-21)21 February 1903
Le Havre, France
Died25 October 1976(1976-10-25) (aged 73)
Paris, France
OccupationNovelist, poet
EducationUniversity of Paris
SpouseJanine Kahn
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Raymond Auguste Queneau (/kəˈn/; French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ kəno]; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo (Ouvroir de littérature potentielle), notable for his wit and cynical humour.