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Claude Simon (née Claude Eugène Henri Simon)
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Memorial Page for Claude Simon (née Claude Eugène Henri Simon)

Oct 10, 1913 – Jul 6, 2005(91 years)Died in:Paris, Île-de-France

French writer

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Emoria remembers Claude Simon· Jul 6, 2026

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Claude Simon

Biography

Burial Place

Montmartre Cemetery

Occupation(2)

writernovelist

Awards(4)

Nobel Prize in LiteratureCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎Prix MédicisAustrian Decoration for Science and Art

Spouse(1)

Réa Karavas

Education(2)

Collège Stanislas de ParisLycée Saint-Louis

Claude Simon (* October 10, 1913 in Antananarivo; † July 6, 2005 in Paris) was a french writer. He was 91 years old. He was married to Réa Karavas. His education included Collège Stanislas de Paris and Lycée Saint-Louis. He received 4 awards, including Nobel Prize in Literature, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎. He was buried at Montmartre Cemetery.

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Born in Antananarivo, Madagascar

1913

Prix Médicis

1967

Histoire

Nobel Prize in Literature

1985

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art

1996

Died in Paris, Île-de-France

2005

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Claude Simon (née Claude Eugène Henri Simon). Forever remembered.