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# Jean Giraudoux

(1882–1944)   Playwright   France

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Jean Giraudoux was a playwright from France, best known for *La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu: pièce en deux actes*.

## Quick Facts About Jean Giraudoux

Born October 29, 1882

Died January 31, 1944

Nationality France

Profession Playwright

Notable works La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu: pièce en deux actes

Known for The Madwoman of Chaillot

Spouse Suzanne Giraudoux

## About Jean Giraudoux

Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II.

## Awards & Honors

Concours général Commander of the Legion of Honour Prix Toirac

##  Quotes by Jean Giraudoux · Page 3

> [I tell you, sir, the only safeguard of order and discipline in the modern world is a standardized worker with interchangeable parts.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/i-tell-you-sir-the-only-safeguard-of-order-and-discipline-in-the/)

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> [Each day the worst of our faults, our deficiencies, our crimes, the truth of our lives, is stifled under a triple layer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/each-day-the-worst-of-our-faults-our-deficiencies-our-crimes-the/)

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> [Little by little, the pimps have taken over the world. They don't do anything, they don't make anything - they just stand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-giraudoux/little-by-little-the-pimps-have-taken-over-the-world-they-don-t-do/)

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## Jean Giraudoux by topic

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