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Also Known As Henry-Marie-Joseph-Millon de Montherlant
Born April 20, 1895 • Paris • France
Died September 21, 1972 (aged 77) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Desert Love” • “The Bullfighters” • “The Girls: A Tetralogy of Novels”
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