Malraux

American  

[mal-roh] / malˈroʊ /

noun

1. André 1901–76, French novelist, critic, and politician.

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Malraux British  

/ malro /

noun

1. André (ɑ̃dre). 1901–76, French writer and statesman. His novels include La Condition humaine (1933) on the Kuomintang revolution (1927–28) and L'Espoir (1937) on the Spanish Civil War, in both of which events he took part. He also wrote on art, notably in Les Voix du silence (1951)

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Example Sentences

There is a theatre, a university, the national opera dance school, and a large park named after former President Charles de Gaulle's culture minister André Malraux.

From BBC

The piece was set to solo piano, played by Madeleine Malraux, who said she never needed sheet music.

From New York Times

After recovering, he enlisted with the International Brigades, whose exploits achieved legendary status through the works of writers and filmmakers like Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, George Orwell and Andre Malraux.

From Reuters

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, many art institutions have expanded online programming, transforming themselves into what French art theorist André Malraux called "museums without walls."

From Salon

Four members of the committee supported Beckett and two backed Malraux, with the primary objections to Beckett coming from Nobel committee chair Anders Österling, who had campaigned against the playwright for years.

From The Guardian