André Malraux

(November 3, 1901 in Paris, died. Novembe r 23, 1976 in Créteil) - French writer, a trained archaeologist and orientalist. Malraux was too young to take part in the battle s of World War I. His parents divorced when he was young. His mot her, his father committed suicide in 1930. In 1923 he came to Indochina, along with his wife - Clara Goldschmidt, as a member of the research expedition. He was arrested and sentenced to prison for extortion from the walls of temples, one of the few statues of Buddha.