French writer and WWI veteran (1890-1980)
Maurice Genevoix
Maurice Genevoix was a French author and WWI veteran who is best known for his book Ceux de 14, regarded as one of the great firsthand accounts of that conflict.
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- Profession
- French writer and WWI veteran (1890-1980)
- Born
- 1890-11-29
Overview
Maurice Genevoix was a French author and WWI veteran who is best known for his book Ceux de 14, regarded as one of the great firsthand accounts of that conflict.
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