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Marcel Pagnol
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novelist, playwright and filmmaker from France (1895-1974)

Also known as: Marcel Paul Pagnol, Pagnol, Марсель Паньоль, مارسيل بانيول, 마르셀 파뇰, マルセル・パニョル

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Known works

  • La gloire de mon père (1957)
  • My father's glory ; and, My mother's castle
  • Souvenirs d'enfance (1957)
  • Manon des sources (1964)
  • The Water of the Hills (L' eau des collines) (1962)