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André Chamson


Born
Nîmes, France
Genre
Literature


André Chamson (6 June 1900 – 9 November 1983) was a French archivist, novelist and essayist.

He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was President of PEN International, the worldwide association of writers, from 1956 to 1959.

Chamson was the father of the novelist Frédérique Hébrard.

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Average rating: 3.59 · 75 ratings · 15 reviews · 101 distinct works • Similar authors
Roux the Bandit
3.42 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1925 — 11 editions
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L'auberge de l'abîme (Les C...
4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1986 — 7 editions
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Hommes de la Route
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1963 — 12 editions
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La Superbe
3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions
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Il delitto dei giusti
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1927 — 9 editions
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Le chiffre de nos jours
3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1954 — 5 editions
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La Tour de Constance
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 12 editions
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Suite camisarde
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions
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La neige et la fleur
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1951 — 5 editions
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Adeline Vénician (Littératu...
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1967 — 6 editions
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“Desiring money kills desire. Money kills desire.”
― André Chamson
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“He would have liked it if everyone could have what he dreamed, glory and love, fortune and peace of heart. [On F. Scott Fitzgerald]”
― André Chamson
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