Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Pierre Benoit (16 July 1886 – 3 March 1962) was a French novelist and member of the Académie française.Pierre Benoit, born in Albi (southern France) was the son of a French soldier. Benoit spent his early years and military service in Northern Africa, before becoming a civil servant. His first novel, Koenigsmark, was published during 1918; L'Atlantide was published the next year and was awarded the Grand Prize of the Académie française. Benoit became a member of the Académie during 1931.A political right-winger, Benoit was an admirer of the French fascist Charles Maurras.During the Nazi Occupation of France, Benoît joined the \"Groupe Collaboration\", a pro-Nazi arts group whose other members includedAbel Bonnard, Georges Claude and Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. This led him to be arrestedin September 1944; he was eventually released after six months, but his work remained on the \"blacklist\"of French Nazi collaborators for several years afterwards.Late in his life, Benoit gave a series of interviews with the French writer Paul Guimard.He died in March 1962 in Ciboure."@en }
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- Pierre_Benoit_(novelist) abstract "Pierre Benoit (16 July 1886 – 3 March 1962) was a French novelist and member of the Académie française.Pierre Benoit, born in Albi (southern France) was the son of a French soldier. Benoit spent his early years and military service in Northern Africa, before becoming a civil servant. His first novel, Koenigsmark, was published during 1918; L'Atlantide was published the next year and was awarded the Grand Prize of the Académie française. Benoit became a member of the Académie during 1931.A political right-winger, Benoit was an admirer of the French fascist Charles Maurras.During the Nazi Occupation of France, Benoît joined the \"Groupe Collaboration\", a pro-Nazi arts group whose other members includedAbel Bonnard, Georges Claude and Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. This led him to be arrestedin September 1944; he was eventually released after six months, but his work remained on the \"blacklist\"of French Nazi collaborators for several years afterwards.Late in his life, Benoit gave a series of interviews with the French writer Paul Guimard.He died in March 1962 in Ciboure.".