Giraudoux

(French ʒirodu)

(Biography) (Hyppolyte) Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1882–1944, French dramatist. His works include the novel Suzanne et le Pacifique (1921) and the plays Amphitryon 38 (1929) and La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1935)

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Gi•rau•doux

(ʒi roʊˈdu)

n.

Jean (ʒɑ̃) 1882–1944, French writer.

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Giraudoux - French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)

Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux, Jean Giraudoux

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