Andre Malraux Quotes


The present age delights in unearthing a great man's secrets; for one thing because we like to temper our admiration and also perhaps we have a vague hope of finding a clue to genius in such "revelations."


Citations

Malraux, André. Saturn: An Essay on Goya. Translated by C.W. Chilton, Phaidon, 1957.

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Andre Malraux
Andre Malraux
  • Born: November 3, 1901
  • Died: November 23, 1976
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Author, Statesman

Georges André Malraux DSO was a French novelist, art theorist, and Minister of Cultural Affairs. Malraux's novel La Condition Humaine (Man's Fate) (1933) won the Prix Goncourt. He was appointed by President Charles de Gaulle as Minister of Information (1945–46) and subsequently as France's first Minister of Cultural Affairs during de Gaulle's presidency (1959–1969).