Jean-Louis Curtis

Known for: Writer
Date of birth: 1917. May 22.
Place of birth: Orthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Jean-Louis Curtis (22 May 1917 – 11 November 1995), pseudonym of Albert Laffitte, was a French novelist best known for his second novel The Forests of the Night (French: Les Forêts de la nuit), which won France's highest literary award the Prix Goncourt in 1947. He is the author of over 30 novels...