ROUSSEL, RAYMOND, 1877 to 1933
Raymond Roussel
French poet, novelist, playwright, musician, and chess enthusiast.
- Books
- 1
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First editions
- 0
- Nationality
- France
- Born
- Paris, 1877
- Died
- Palermo, 1933
Life
About Raymond Roussel
Writer
- Known as
- writer, pianist, poet, playwright
- Movement
- surrealism
- Citizenship
- France
Background
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Buried
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
Awards and honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour (1928)
Notable works
- Locus Solus
- Impressions of Africa
- How I Wrote Certain of my Books
From Wikidata (CC0); Wikipedia has articles on Raymond Roussel in 25 languages.
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Raymond Roussel was born in 1877 and died in 1933.
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Raymond Roussel has won Knight of the Legion of Honour (1928), according to Wikidata.