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Du Gard, Roger Martin
(1881-1958) French writer. Roger Martin du Gard received the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature "for the artistic power and truth with which he has depicted human conflict as well as some fundamental aspects of contemporary life in his novel-cycle 'Les Thibault'."
Roger Martin du Gard
As Duchan Caudill writes, "R.M. du Gard was born into a prominent upper-class family. Throughout his writing career, du Gard would document the values, expectations and conflicts of members of this class."
Roger Martin du Gard
Read more about Roger Martin du Gard, from the Nobel Foundation.
The Thibaults
In 1937, French author Roger Martin du Gard was awarded the Literature Nobel Prize for "The Thibaults." Written between 1922 and 1929, this 800-page chronicle of a Parisian family is a rewarding work for readers interested primarily in psychological motivations of complex, life-like characters.