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Yves Salgues

1922 – 1997

French novelist

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About Yves Salgues

Lived 1922 – 1997 (aged 75). Yves Salgues was a French journalist, biographer and writer.

Yves Salgues (2 February 1924 – 4 April 1997) and Le Testament d'un esclave.

Salgues died in Boulogne-Billancourt at the age of 73. (1944) Bréviaire d'un Gitan (1945)

Novels La Disgrâce des Anges Le Jeune Homme endormi. (1946) Un ange américain. (1956) Miss Innocence. (1956) Les Taches du soleil. (1957) Le Triangle éternel. (1980) L'Empire des serpents. (1990) Les Amants de la guerre. (1994) Dom Juan 40 (1995)

Autobiographic tale L'Héroïne : une vie. (1987) Le Testament d'un esclave. (1991) La Drogue : le calvaire et la grâce. (1994)

Biographies James Dean ou le Mal de vivre (1957) L'or noir du Sahara : la pathétique aventure de Conrad Kilian (1958) Charles Aznavour. (1964) Malraux (1971), in cooperation with Salvatore Adamo (1975) Gainsbourg ou la Provocation permanente. (1991)

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Important facts

Born
2 February 1922, Cazals
Birth century
20th century
Died
4 April 1997, Boulogne-Billancourt
Occupation
Journalist, biographer, writer
Nationality
France
Awards
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire

People in Yves Salgues's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

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Charles Aznavour
1924 – 2018
Screenwriter
 Portrait of James Dean
James Dean
1931 – 1955
Film actor
 Portrait of Salvatore Adamo
Salvatore Adamo
b. 1943
Musician
 Portrait of Conrad Kilian
Conrad Kilian
1898 – 1950
Geologist
 Portrait of Juan
Juan
b. 1979
Association football player

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Yves Salgues's

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Arthur Eddington
1882 – 1944
Astronomer
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Florian Znaniecki
1882 – 1958
Philosopher
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Max Born
1882 – 1970
Physicist
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Enrique Moles Ormella
1883 – 1953
Chemist
 Portrait of Nikolai Luzin
Nikolai Luzin
1883 – 1950
Mathematician
 Portrait of Norman Haworth
Norman Haworth
1883 – 1950
Chemist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Yves Salgues?

French novelist

When was Yves Salgues born?

Yves Salgues was born on 2 February 1922 in Cazals.

When did Yves Salgues die?

Yves Salgues died on 4 April 1997 in Boulogne-Billancourt.

What was Yves Salgues's occupation?

Yves Salgues was a journalist, biographer and writer.

What nationality was Yves Salgues?

Yves Salgues was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yves Salgues

· Wikidata: Q28059176

· DBpedia: Yves Salgues

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