René Benjamin
René Benjamin | |
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| Born | 20 March 1885 |
| Died | 4 October 1948 (aged 63) |
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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.
External links
- Works by or about René Benjamin at the Internet Archive
- Works by René Benjamin at Project Gutenberg (in French)