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Roger Vailland
Roger Vailland (16 October 1907 - 12 May 1965) was a French novelist, essayist, and screenwriter.
Biography.
Vailland was born in Acy-en-Multien, Oise. His novels include the prize winning "Drôle de jeu" (1945), "Les mauvais coups" (1948), "Un jeune homme seul" (1951), "325 000 francs" (1955), and "La loi" (1957), winner of the Prix Goncourt. His screenplays
in Paris during World War II. His 2002 novel, "Retour à Santopal", was based on his career as a correspondent under Augusto Pinochet in Chile. Ballet also published research about the works of Roger Vailland. He was also the co-founder and vice-president of the Association Roger Vailland in 1995. Moreover, he served on the editorial board of the "Cahiers Roger Vailland".
Ballet was the co-founder of Le Temps des Cerises, a publishing house, in 1993. He was the