Édouard Axelrad (10 June 1918 – 2006) was a French writer.

Biography

Axelrad was born in Paris in June 1918. During

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, Axelrad was detained at

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because of his

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heritage. Due to his talent as painter, a

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official spared his life. Axelrad was held at the

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until the end of

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, as he detailed in his 1988 book ''Le Jaune''. Axelrad died in 2006.''Édouard AXELRAD Profile''
In: ''gw.geneanet.org''. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

Works

* ''L'Arche ensevelie'', 1959 * ''La Terre de la gazelle'' * ''Marie Casse-croûte'', 1985, Prix RTL grand public 1985 * ''Le Jaune'', 1988 * ''La cavale irlandaise'', 1991 * ''Au Fil du fleuve'', 1994

Notes

1918 births 2006 deaths Auschwitz concentration camp survivors French Resistance members Writers from Paris {{france-novelist-20thC-stub