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a French novelist, polemicist and physician. His first novel divided critics due to the author's pessimistic depiction of the human condition and his writing style based on working class speech
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Born
Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches 27 May 1894 Courbevoie, France
Died
1 July 1961 (aged 67) Meudon, France
Occupation
Novelist, pamphleteer, physician
adultbasic
France
era
1800+
Notable works
Journey to the End of the Night (1932) Death on Credit (1936) Castle to Castle (1957) North (1960)
Spouse
Lucette Destouches