Author. After waffling between sides in World War II for some time, he eventually became a member of the French Resistance. While fighting to oust the Germans from France, he was wounded and subsequently awarded a French military medal. He wrote about 30 novels and 22 screenplays, mostly depicting the common/everyday life of French people. His 1995 autobiography, “Mourir d’enfance”, won the grand prize for novels from the Académie Française. (bio by: amy7252)