Maurice Druon

Why Is Maurice Druon Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Maurice Druon was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" between 1985 and 1999. Life and career Born in Paris, France, Druon was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrant Lazare Kessel and was brought up at La Croix-Saint-Leufroy in Normandy and educated at the lycée Michelet de Vanves. His father committed suicide in 1920 and his mother remarried in 1926; Maurice subsequently took the name of his adoptive father, the lawyer René Druon .

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What Are Maurice Druon's Academic Contributions?

Maurice Druon has made the following academic contributions:

• Tistou: The Boy with Green Thumbs
• The Strangled Queen
• The She-Wolf of France
• The Royal Succession
• The Poisoned Crown
• The Lily and the Lion
• The King Without a Kingdom
• The Iron King