André Malraux
Known for
Writing
Born
November 3, 1901
Birthplace
Paris, France
Died
November 23, 1976 (aged 75)
Biography
Georges André Malraux (3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976) was a French novelist, art theorist, and minister of cultural affairs. Malraux's novel La Condition Humaine (Man's Fate) (1933) won the Prix Goncourt. He was appointed by President Charles de Gaulle as information minister (1945–46) and subsequently as France's first cultural affairs minister during de Gaulle's presidency (1959–1969).
Malraux was born in Paris in 1901, the son of Fernand-Georges Malraux (1875–1930) and Berthe Félicie Lamy (1877–1932). His parents separated in 1905 and eventually divorced. There are suggestions that Malraux's paternal grandfather committed suicide in 1909.
Malraux was raised by his mother, maternal...
Best known work
The Minister
2011
Days of Hope
1940
Communists
2014
What's Wrong with the World
1996
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019
The Century of Icons
2022
30 millions d'amis
1976
L’Aquarium et la Nation
2015
De Gaulle, le monarque et le Parlement
2020
Les Deux mémoires
1974Filmography
2022
2020
De Gaulle, le monarque et le Parlementas Self (archive footage)
2019
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventureras Self - Writer (archive footage)
2019
Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... Les Présidents et les Françaisas Self (archive footage)
2018
1958: Those Who Said Noas Self (archive footage)
2017
De Gaulle, the Last King of Franceas Self (archive footage)
2015
2014
CommunistsNovel
2012
De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argileas Self (archive footage)
2011
The Ministeras Self (voice) (archive footage)
1996
1976
1974
1972
La Légende du siècleas Self
1967
Amiens, Ville Ouverteas Voice (Self)
1940
Days of HopeDirector, Novel, Editor, Screenplay