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‘100 Quotes by Jean Giraudoux’ takes readers on a journey behind the scenes of one of the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II.

A novelist, essayist, diplomat, and playwright, Giraudoux’s work features stylistic elegance and poetic fantasy – during a time when the world was far from at ease.

An ideal book for dipping in and out of, this must-read collection is ideal for history buffs looking to uncover the greatest thinkers of an unprecedented period.

Jean Giraudoux (1882-1944) was a French literary figure of immense might. A novelist, essayist, diplomat, and playwright, Giraudoux's dominant theme is the relationship between man and woman, or in some cases, between man and some unattainable ideal. He remains today a hugely influential figure within 19th-century literature.