Georges Govy

Georges Govy (born 1913 Yevpatoria, Crimea) is a French writer, journalist, and winner of the 1955 Prix Renaudot.

Life

His father was a famous painter, died during the Russian Revolution. He was a seaman, and settled in Paris. He was a foreign correspondent, during in the Spanish Civil War, and became friends with André Malraux.[1] He was a volunteer during World War II. In 1942, he joined the Mouvement de la jeunesse sioniste MJS (Zionist youth movement), in Grenoble, led by Toto Giniewski.[2]

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