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# Edouard Bourdet

(1887–1945)   Playwright

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Edouard Bourdet was a playwright, best known for *La prisonnière*.

## Quick Facts About Edouard Bourdet

Born October 26, 1887

Died January 17, 1945

Profession Playwright

Notable works La prisonnière

## About Edouard Bourdet

Édouard Bourdet was a 20th-century French playwright.

##  Quotes by Edouard Bourdet

> [When a man can observe himself suffering and is able, later, to describe what he's gone through, it means he was born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edouard-bourdet/when-a-man-can-observe-himself-suffering-and-is-able-later-to/)

Edouard Bourdet

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> [One must choose, in life, between making money and spending it. There's no time to do both.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edouard-bourdet/one-must-choose-in-life-between-making-money-and-spending-it-there-s/)

Edouard Bourdet

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