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Malraux was born in Paris. His parents separated when he was a child. He was raised by his mother Berthe Lamy and grandmother Adrienne. His father committed suicide in 1930.
Malraux studied Oriental languages at the École des Langues Orientales but did not graduate. At the age of 21 he left for Cambodia with his wife Clara Goldsmith. He was arrested and almost imprisoned for stealing a bas relief from the temple at Bantai Srey .
He became highly critical of the French colonial authorities in Indochina and in 1925 helped to organize the Young Annam League and founded the newspaper Indochina in Chains. He may also have worked for Kuomintang in China in 1927.
On his return to France he published his first novel, The Temptation of the West ( 1926). This was followed by The Conquerors ( 1928), The Royal Way ( 1930) and Man's Fate (French: La Condition Humaine) ( 1934Events January-April January 1 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 Einstein visits White House January 26 The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, Ne), a powerful novel about the defeat of a communist regime in ShanghaiAlternate meanings: See Shanghai (disambiguation Shanghai ( Chinese: , pinyin: shang hi; Shanghainese IPA: /z h/) is China's largest city and is situated on the banks of the Chang Jiang delta. In Chinese, Shanghai's abbreviations are H ( or ) and Shen . and the choices the losers have to face. He won the 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu Prix GoncourtThe Prix Goncourt is the most prestigious prize in French language literature, given to the author of "the best imaginary prose work of the year". Edmond de Goncourt, a successful author, critic, and publisher, bequeathed his entire estate for the foundat of literature for the latter novel.
In the 1930s Malraux also joined archeological expeditions to IranIran ( Persian: ) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia that until 1935 was referred to in the West as Persia''. It borders Pakistan (909km of border) and Afghanistan (936km) to the east, Turkmenistan (1000km) to the northeast, the Casp and AfghanistanAfghanistan ( Dari/ Pashtu: Afgnistn is a country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the easternmost part of the country. It is among the. He founded the International Association of Writers for the Defense of Culture with Louis AragonLouis Aragon ( October 3, 1897 December 24, 1982), French historian, poet and novelist. Member of the Dadaist and subsequently the surrealist circles. Married Russian-born author Elsa Triolet (born 1896) in 1939, the sister-in-law of Russian poet Vladimir.
During the Spanish Civil War Malraux served as a pilot for the Republican forces. He was wounded twice in effort to stop Falangists takeover of Madrid. He also toured the United States in an attempt to raise fund for the Republicans. A novel about his experiences, Man's Hope, appeared in 1938. He also divorced after the war.
On the outbreak of the Second World War Malraux joined the French Army and served in a tank unit. He was captured in 1940 during the Western Offensive but he escaped and joined the French Resistance. He was captured by the Gestapo in 1944 and even though he underwent a mock execution he was still alive when he was rescued by members of the resistance. He ended up leading Brigade Alsace-Lorraine in defense of Strasbourg and takeover of Stuttgart. He was awarded the Médaille de la Résistance, the Croix de Guerre, and the British Distinguished Service Order .
After the war General Charles De Gaulle appointed Malraux as his minister of information ( 1945- 1946). In the 1950s he wrote about art and aesthetics. He again became a minister for information in 1958 and a minister of cultural affairs ( 1960- 1969). During his term he authorized the cleaning of facades of the Louvre and other public buildings, against the public protestations.
In 1948 Malraux married Marie-Madeleine Lioux, a widow of his half-brother. In 1961 he lost his two sons in an accident. An international Malraux Society was founded in the United States in 1968.
He famously saved many artists who were in trouble with Internal Revenue, by getting them pardoned by his friend Charles de Gaulle: Claire Goll , Sylvia Beach.
André Malraux died in Paris on November 23, 1976. He was survived by his daughter Florence Malraux.
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