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Dates: during 1929-1929
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André Maurois, 44, was born in El-beuf, France, of a family which owned the textile mills there. The War released him from his family's uncongenial business, his knowledge of languages procured him with the British G. H. Q. a post easy enough to permit him to write three books. The War over, he still found need to work at the mills three days a week, writing the last three days. Many a U. S. student remembers his U. S. lectures in the autumn of 1927. Now Author Maurois lives in Paris with his wife and three children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: On Garlic Creek | 9/9/1929 | See Source »

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