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Roger Martin du Gard
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| Born | 23 March 1881 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine |
| Died | 22 August 1958 (aged 77) Sérigny, Orne |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1937 |
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Roger Martin du Gard (born March 23, 1881 – died August 22, 1958) was a famous French writer. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1937 for his important works.
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About Roger Martin du Gard
Roger Martin du Gard studied old writings and historical records. This training helped him write his books with great care for facts and details. He focused on how real life and society affected people's growth. His writing style was similar to "realism" and "naturalism." These styles show life as it truly is.
He believed in peaceful solutions and fairness for everyone. These ideas were like those of a French leader named Jean Jaurès. Martin du Gard's beliefs often appeared in his stories.
His Most Famous Work: The Thibaults
Roger Martin du Gard is best known for his long series of novels called The Thibaults. This series is a "roman fleuve," which means "river novel" in French. It's a long story that follows characters over many years, like a river flowing.
The books tell the story of two brothers, Antoine and Jacques Thibault. They grow up in a wealthy family. The story covers their lives all the way to the end of World War I.
Six parts of The Thibaults were published between 1922 and 1929. Later, he wrote two more volumes, published in 1936 and 1940. These later parts are longer than the first six combined. They focus on the political events in Europe that led to World War I. The story in these books continues until 1918.
Other Books and Works
Martin du Gard wrote several other novels. One of them is Jean Barois. This book is set during the time of the Dreyfus Affair. The Dreyfus Affair was a big political scandal in France.
During World War II, he lived in Nice, France. There, he started writing another novel called Souvenirs du lieutenant-colonel de Maumort. He did not finish this book before he died. It was published after his death in 1983.
He also wrote plays and a memoir about his friend, the writer André Gide.
Roger Martin du Gard passed away in 1958. He was buried in the Cimiez Monastery Cemetery in Cimiez, a part of Nice.
See also
In Spanish: Roger Martin du Gard para niños
