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Albert Cossery(1913-2008)

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Albert Cossery
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Albert Cossery was born on 3 November 1913 in Cairo, Egypt. He was a writer, known for Oi tembelides tis eforis koiladas (1978), The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968) and Beggars and Noblemen (1991). He was married to Monique Chaumette. He died on 22 June 2008 in Paris, France.
BornNovember 3, 1913
DiedJune 22, 2008(94)
BornNovember 3, 1913
DiedJune 22, 2008(94)
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Known for

Olga Karlatos and Dimitris Poulikakos in Oi tembelides tis eforis koiladas (1978)
Oi tembelides tis eforis koiladas
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1978
Marie Dubois and Michel Simon in The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968)
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1968
Salah El-Saadany and Ahmad Adam in Beggars and Noblemen (1991)
Beggars and Noblemen
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1991
Mendiants et Orgueilleux (1972)
Mendiants et Orgueilleux
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1972

Credits

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Writer

  • La violence et la dérision (2004)
    La violence et la dérision
    • novel
    • 2004
  • Salah El-Saadany and Ahmad Adam in Beggars and Noblemen (1991)
    Beggars and Noblemen
    7.3
    • novel
    • 1991
  • La maison de la mémoire (1984)
    La maison de la mémoire
    7.5
    • novel
    • 1984
  • Olga Karlatos and Dimitris Poulikakos in Oi tembelides tis eforis koiladas (1978)
    Oi tembelides tis eforis koiladas
    7.2
    • novel "Les fainéants de la vallée fertile"
    • 1978
  • Christine Pascal and Christian Rist in Black Thursday (1974)
    Black Thursday
    6.3
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1974
  • Mendiants et Orgueilleux (1972)
    Mendiants et Orgueilleux
    7.5
    • adaptation
    • novel
    • 1972
  • Marie Dubois and Michel Simon in The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968)
    The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1968

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Personal details

  • Born
    • November 3, 1913
    • Cairo, Egypt
  • Died
    • June 22, 2008
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Monique Chaumette(divorced)
  • Other works
    (1995 Book: "Conversation avec Albert Cossery ". Paris: Joëlle Losfeld.ISBN-13: 978-2909906409. with Michel Mitrani
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    An acclaimed writer, regarded in France as "Voltaire of the Nile".

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