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Gabriel Marcel

(1889–1973) Playwright France

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Gabriel Marcel was a playwright from France, best known for Mystery of Being.

Quick Facts About Gabriel Marcel

Born
December 7, 1889
Died
October 8, 1973
Nationality
France
Profession
Playwright
Notable works
Mystery of Being
Known for
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About Gabriel Marcel

Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist. The author of over a dozen books and at least thirty plays, Marcel's work focused on the modern individual's struggle in a technologically dehumanizing society. Though often regarded as the first French existentialist, he dissociated himself from figures such as Jean-Paul Sartre, preferring the term philosophy of existence or neo-Socrateanism to define his own thought. The Mystery of Being is a well-known two-volume work authored by Marcel.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Erasmus Prize Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française Grand prix national des Lettres Prix Brieux Knight of the Legion of Honour Grand Prix littéraire de la Ville de Paris

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