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Louis Aragon

Writing

Born October 3, 1897 · Paris, France

Died December 24, 1982

Biography

Louis Aragon was a French poet. He co-founded, with André Breton and Philippe Soupault, the surrealistic magazine Littérature.

Awards & recognition

  • Order of Friendship of Peoples · 1977
  • Order of the October Revolution · 1972
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Moscow · 1965
  • Lenin Peace Prize · 1957
  • Prix Renaudot · 1936
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  • Croix de guerre 1914-1918
  • Croix de guerre 1939–1945
  • Médaille militaire
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1965 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1963 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1960 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1959 · nominated

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