Julien Gracq (1910–2007)

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   Author of The Castle of Argol, Balcony in the Forest, La presqu'île

2. Thomas Bernhard

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6. Joris-Karl Huysmans

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7. Gustave Flaubert

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8. Maurice Blanchot

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9. Michel Leiris

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10. Raymond Radiguet

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12. Paul Leppin

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13. Robert Walser

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14. Gert Hofmann

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15. Alexander Theroux

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16. André Gide

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17. Rene Crevel

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18. André Breton

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19. Pierre Klossowski

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20. Guillaume Apollinaire

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