Martin du Gard

American  

[mar-tan dy gar] / mar tɛ̃ dü ˈgar /

noun

1. Roger 1881–1958, French novelist: Nobel Prize 1937.

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Martin du Gard British  

/ martɛ̃ dy ɡar /

noun

1. Roger (rɔʒe). 1881–1958, French novelist, noted for his series of novels, Les Thibault (1922–40): Nobel prize for literature 1937

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Example Sentences

When Summer 1914 opens, M. Thibault, racked by spasms of pain and terror, has died of convulsive uremia�a deathbed scene which Martin du Gard writes with the clean brutality of a clinical treatise.

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The world of letters blinked a little in 1937 when the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Roger Martin du Gard.

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For several days, while rumors spread that he had been murdered, Martin du Gard worked quietly at home.

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Main difference is that Martin du Gard avoids detailed accounts of the social and economic background, tells his story in succinct, dramatic scenes.

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Its little-known writer was Roger Martin du Gard.

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