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Albert Cossery (1913–2008)

Author of The Jokers

Includes the names: Cossery Albert, Albert Cossery, trans. Albert; H. E. Cossery, Albert; Tranlsated from the French By H.E. Cossery

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Works by Albert Cossery

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The Jokers 68 copies, 1 review
Proud Beggars 64 copies, 3 reviews
Men God Forgot 37 copies, 1 review
The Colors of Infamy 34 copies, 1 review
A Splendid Conspiracy 30 copies, 1 review
The Lazy Ones 29 copies, 1 review
The House of Certain Death 14 copies
Une ambition dans le désert 6 copies
Oeuvres complètes : Tome 1 3 copies
A room in Cairo 1 copy
La violencia y la burla 1 copy
If all men were beggars; translated from the French by P. D. Cummings. 1 copy

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Cossery, Albert

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1913

Date of death

2008

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Egypt (birth)

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Cairo, Egypt (birthplace)

Paris, France

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Académie française (Grand Prix de la Francophonie ∙ 1990)

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