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French writer (1844–1924)

Also known as: Anatole Thibault, François-Anatole Thibault, Jacques Anatole François Thibault, Jacques François-Anatole Thibault, Анатоль Франс, أناتول فرانس

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Known works

Ile des pingouins
Great Short Stories of the World
Le crime de Sylvestre Bonnard, membre de l'Institut
La isla de los pingüinos
L' ile des pingouins