Philippe Soupault

French writer (1897-1990).

Born August 2nd, 1897 in Chaville. [ref]

Died March 12th, 1990 at 92 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Occupations
actor, artist, broadcast journalist, critic, drawer, essayist, journalist, librettist, novelist, playwright, poet, political activist, prosaist, publisher, radio personality, writer
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel