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Montherlant

American  
[mawn-ter-lahn] / mɔ̃ tɛrˈlɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Henry de 1896–1972, French author.


Montherlant British  
/ mɔ̃tɛrlɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Henri ( Millon ) de (ɑ̃ri də). 1896–1972, French novelist and dramatist: his novels include Les Jeunes Filles (1935–39) and Le Chaos et la nuit (1963)

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The French author Henry de Montherlant said that “happiness writes in white ink on a white page.”

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2020

“Happiness writes white,” said Henry de Montherlant, and, for me, likewise hope, genuine grief, positive intention, happy results.

From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2017

One instance is his work for a modern retelling by Henry de Montherlant of the myth of Pasiphaë.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2015

The French writer Henry de Montherlant said that happiness writes white.

From The Guardian • May 19, 2013

The novels of Henry de Montherlant are characterized by a strange air of scatterbrained earnestness.

From Time Magazine Archive