French hermit and surreal writer Gracq dies age 97 »
Posted By idyll 9 months, 3 weeks ago in Arts & EntertainmentJulien Gracq, a reclusive French writer known for surrealism and who famously turned down France's highest literary award, died at age 97 on Saturday. Gracq, considered one of France's greatest writers of the 20th century, spent most of his life in retreat in the small village in western France where he was born.
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