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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Paul Claudel
Born: August 6, 1868
Died: February 23, 1955 (aged 86)
Bio: Paul Claudel was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptress Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism.
Known for:
- I Believe in God
- Knowing the East
- Tête d'or (1919)
- Le Pain dur (1900)
- L'Otage (1911)
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