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French writer Anatole France b. Oct. 12 1844

French journalist, novelist, poet and Nobel Prize laureate Anatole France was born October 12, 1844.

 “in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament” 
Nobel committee Anatole France – Facts – NobelPrize.org

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Anatole France
From the Unemployed Intellectuals Relief Fund series
Issued by the French post office in 1937
Designed and engraved by Antonin (Jean) Delzers

Anatole FRANCE: poems, biography, works and collections

 

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