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Louis Guilloux

Born January 15, 1899 Died October 14, 1980 (Age 81)Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France7 Credits

Louis Guilloux (15 January 1899 – 14 October 1980) was a Breton writer born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where he lived throughout his life. He is known for his Social Realist novels describing working class life and political struggles in the mid-twentieth century. His best-known book is Le Sang noir (Blood Dark), which has been described as a "prefiguration of Sartre's La Nausée." Guilloux's father was a shoemaker a…

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Louis Guilloux

Born January 15, 1899 Died October 14, 1980 (Age 81)Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France7 Credits

Louis Guilloux (15 January 1899 – 14 October 1980) was a Breton writer born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where he lived throughout his life. He is known for his Social Realist novels describing working class life and political struggles in the mid-twentieth century. His best-known book is Le Sang noir (Blood Dark), which has been described as a "prefiguration of Sartre's La Nausée." Guilloux's father was a shoemaker a…