Julien Gracq Quote
A history of literature, unlike history as such, ought to list only victories, for its defeats are no victory for anyone.
Julien Gracq
A history of literature, unlike history as such, ought to list only victories, for its defeats are no victory for anyone.
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About Julien Gracq
Julien Gracq (French: [gʁak]; 27 July 1910 – 22 December 2007; born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, in the French département of Maine-et-Loire) was a French writer. He wrote novels, critiques, a play, and poetry. His literary works were noted for their dreamlike abstraction, elegant style and refined vocabulary. He was close to the surrealist movement, in particular its leader André Breton.