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René Benjamin

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René Benjamin
Born20 March 1885 Edit this on Wikidata
Paris Edit this on Wikidata
Died4 October 1948 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 63)
Tours Edit this on Wikidata
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René Benjamin (French pronunciation: [ʁəne bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃]; 1885 in Paris, France - 1948 in Tours, France) was a French writer. In 1915 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Gaspard. In 1938, he became the first Goncourt laureate to be appointed a member of the Académie Goncourt, the jury that decides the winner of the prize.

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