To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.
André Malraux Quotes
To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.
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| Birth: | 3rd November, 1901 |
| Death: | 23rd November, 1976 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Novelist, Politician, Theorist |
About
André Malraux was born in Paris. He was a French novelist, art theorist and Minister for Cultural Affairs. Malraux's novel La Condition Humaine won the Prix Goncourt. He was appointed by President Charles de Gaulle as Minister of Information and subsequently as France's first Minister of Cultural Affairs during de Gaulle's presidency. Malraux's first published work, an article entitled "The Origins of Cubist Poetry", appeared in the magazine Action in 1920.
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