What is Jean Raspail?
[[File:Jean Raspail 2014.jpg|right|200px]] '''Jean Raspail''' (July 5, 1925 – June 13, 2020) was a French author, traveler and explorer. He was born in [[Chemillé-sur-Dême]], [[Indre-et-Loire]]. Many of his books are written about historical figures. He won the [[Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française|Grand Prix du Roman]] and [[Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française|Grand Prix de littérature]] by the [[Académie française]]. He is best known for his controversial 1973 novel ''[[The Camp of the Saints]]''. Raspail died on June 13, 2020 in [[Paris]] at the age of 94 years old.<ref>[https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/mort-de-jean-raspail-ecrivain-et-explorateur-auteur-du-controverse-camp-des-saints-20200613 Mort de Jean Raspail, écrivain et explorateur, auteur du «Camp des Saints»] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Raspail, Jean}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:French novelists]] {{bio-stub}}