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Jean d'Ormesson
French novelist (1925–2017).
Born June 16th, 1925 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 92 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Occupations
journalist, writer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner