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Valery-Nicolas Larbaud

French author
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Valery-Nicolas Larbaud (born Aug. 29, 1881, Vichy, Fr.ā€”died Feb. 2, 1957, Vichy) was a French novelist and critic, an erudite cosmopolitan who became a literary intermediary between France and Europe, especially England and Spanish-speaking countries. Larbaudā€™s personal fortune permitted him a life of travel and leisure. His novels and stories are largely based on personal experiences: Fermina Marquez (1911), a novel of adolescence, deals with the effects of the visit of a beautiful South American...

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