Writing · Writer · Novel · Author
Born Nov 29, 1890 · Decize, Nièvre, France
Active 1934–1980 · Awards: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Prix Goncourt, Prix Blumenthal, Grand prix national des Lettres, Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Maurice Genevoix (29 November 1890 – 8 September 1980) was a French author. Born on 29 November 1890 at Decize, Nièvre as Maurice-Charles-Louis-Genevoix, Genevoix spent his childhood in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire.