Pierre Jean Launay
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Pierre Jean Launay was a French writer. He was born in Carrouges
in the Lower Normandy region. His novel Léonie la bienheureuse met with notable success, winning both the Prix Renaudot
and the Prix des Deux Magots
in 1938.
Carrouges
Carrouges is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.The inhabitants are known as Carrougiens and Carrougiennes. The town is home to a castle , built in the 14th century by Jean de Carrouges and restored after the Hundred Years War.-History:In the Middle Ages, Carrouges was part of...
in the Lower Normandy region. His novel Léonie la bienheureuse met with notable success, winning both the Prix Renaudot
Prix Renaudot
The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot is a French literary award which was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of the deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt....
and the Prix des Deux Magots
Prix des Deux Magots
The Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt....
in 1938.