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Giraudoux

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Gi·rau·doux  (zh-r-d), (Hippolyte) Jean 1882-1944.
French writer primarily known for his dramas, such as Electra (1937), that are based on Greek mythology or biblical stories. He also wrote several novels.
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Noun1.Giraudoux - French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)

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Giraudoux encouraged the French to think of themselves as assailable Trojans, of Hitler and his forces as menacing Greeks at the gates of Troy.
In 1935, Jean Giraudoux, the French playwright, with the memory of the First World War still in his head, wrote The Trojan War Will Not Take Place.
 
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