“As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum.”

—  Jean Giraudoux, The Trojan War Will Not Take Place

Tiger at the Gates (1935)

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French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright 1882–1944

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