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 • Jun. 30, 2023

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 • May 25, 2021

Other leading contenders for the prize that year included French novelist André Malraux, British poet WH Auden and Japanese novelist Yasunari Kawabata.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2019

Later that same day, The Post’s Edward Folliard asked Malraux during a news conference whether the painting could visit.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2018

André Malraux started the Biennale in 1959 as a forum for stakeholders in the future of art.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2017