Correspondence between Maurice Druon (b.1918), French author and politician, and George Astley, translator

Date	1965 - 1990
Level	Section
Description	Correspondence of Maurice Druon with the translator, George Astley. Also includes some letters written by Mme Madeleine Druon. Topics include the death of Humphrey Hare (translator), French honour presented to Astley (1970), mutual friends and meetings.
Admin history	Maurice Druon, author and politician. Born in Paris, 23 April 1918. Educated at Lycee Michelet, Ecole des Sciences Politiques, Faculte des Lettres de Paris. War correspondent 1944-1945. Publications include 'Lettres d'un europeen' (1943), 'Alexandre le Grand' (1958), 'Paris, de Cesar a Saint Louis' (1964), 'La parole et le pouvoir' (1974), 'La culture et l'etat' (1985). Member of the Academie Francaise from 1966 and Perpetual Secretary from 1986. Minister for Cultural Affairs 1973-1974, member of the French parliament 1978-1981, member of the European parliament 1979-1980. Recipient of numerous honours in France and abroad. Reference: 'International who's who', London, 1998.
Access status	Open
Language/script	English

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