Jules Romains

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Jules Romains
Jules Romains, photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1936
Born	Louis Henri Jean Farigoule (1885-08-26)26 August 1885 Saint-Julien-Chapteuil in the Haute-Loire
Died	14 August 1972(1972-08-14) (aged 86) Paris
Occupation	Poet and writer
Language	French
Education	lycée Condorcet École normale supérieure
Literary movement	Unanimism
Notable awards	elected to the Académie française
Signature
President of PEN International
In office October 1936 – October 1941
Preceded by	H. G. Wells
Succeeded by	Wartime International Presidential Committee (1941–47)

Jules Romains (born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule; 26 August 1885 – 14 August 1972) was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, and a cycle of works called Les Hommes de bonne volonté (Men of Good Will). Sinclair Lewis called him one of the six best novelists in the world.^[1]

He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature sixteen times.^[2]