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Claude Arnaud

b. 1955

French screenwriter, essayist and biographer

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Born 1955. Claude Arnaud is a French writer, screenwriter, literary critic and biographer.

Claude Arnaud (born 24 April 1955 in Paris) is a French writer, essayist, and biographer. He won the 2006 Prix Femina Essai.

Biography He worked as an offset printing activist and participated in the Workers' Struggle.

From 1977–83 he worked in "Film" monthly, led by Jacques Fieschi. He studied literature at the University of Vincennes. He wrote a play about "the redemptive powers of love," with Bernard Minoret, "Les salons" ("Trade shows"). In 1988, he published a biography of Nicolas Chamfort.

Villa Medicis He was Resident at the Villa Medici in Rome in 1989 and 1990.

Works Bernard Minoret, Claude Arnaud, Les salons, J.C. Lattès, 1985

Le caméléon: roman, B. Grasset, 1994, Le jeu des quatre coins: roman, B. Grasset, 1998, Jean Cocteau, Gallimard, 2003, Qui dit je en nous: une histoire subjective de l'identité, Grasset, 2006, Babel 1990: Rome, Saint-Pétersbourg, New York, Gallimard, 2008, Qu'as-tu fait de tes frères?, Grasset & Fasquelle, 2010, John Richardson, Elizabeth Cowling, Claude Arnaud, Picasso: the Mediterranean years 1945–1962, Rizzoli, 2010, Les chemins creux, Editions Graine d'Auteur, 2011,

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Fénéon Prize for literature; Prix Femina essai; Paul Léautaud Prize; Golden Madeleine; Amic Prize; Jean-Jacques-Rousseau Award

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Who is Claude Arnaud?

French screenwriter, essayist and biographer

When was Claude Arnaud born?

Claude Arnaud was born on 24 April 1955 in Paris.

What is Claude Arnaud's occupation?

Claude Arnaud is a writer, screenwriter, literary critic and biographer.

What nationality is Claude Arnaud?

Claude Arnaud is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Claude Arnaud

· Wikidata: Q2976905

· DBpedia: Claude Arnaud

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