Paul Morand was a French diplomat, novelist, playwright and poet, considered an early Modernist. He was a member of the Académie française (there was only once a controversy about his candidature, which de Gaulle opposed in 1958. He was finally elected 10 years later). He was a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (better known as Sciences Po). During the pre-war period, he wrote many short books which are noted for their elegance of style, erudition, … Wikipedia
Fils du haut fonctionnaire et artiste Eugne Morand, Paul Morand, aprs des tudes l'cole libre des Sciences politiques, fut reu en 1913 premier au grand concours des ambassades, et embrassa une carrire de diplomate. www.academie-francaise.fr/immortels/base/academiciens/fic...
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