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Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
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Born August 6, 1715 • Aix-en-Provence • France
Died May 28, 1747 (aged 31) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Introduction à la connaissance de l’esprit humain, suivie de réflexions et de maximes”
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Charles Baudelaire
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Blaise Pascal
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Émile Zola.
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Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
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Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust
French writer
François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld
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Albert Camus
Albert Camus
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Paul Valéry.
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Annie Ernaux
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