Anouilh, Jean
(1910–1987)
Anouilh, JeanAnouilh, JeanJean Anouilh (B * BORDEAUX 1910 – D † LAUSANNE 1987) French playwright of farce-comedies, as well as more serious pieces that deal with mystical and sacred matters. Anouilh writes, in characteristically mysterious style: » I have no biography, and I am very glad of it. I was born in Bordeaux on the 23rd of June, 1910. I came to Paris when I was young and attended the Colbert Primary School and later Chaptal College. A year and a half at the Law Faculty in Paris, then…