Question: Are both Maurice Blanchot and Georges Simenon writers?
Related documents: [0]  [DOC] Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (] ; 13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] Maurice Blanchot (] ; 22 September 1907 – 20 February 2003) was a French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist. His work had a strong influence on post-structuralist philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, and Jacques Derrida. [END] 
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yes