Jean de La Varende was a French writer. He wrote novels, short stories, biographies and monographs, in particular on the subject of Normandy. He initially tried to become a naval officer like his father, but gave up because of his weak heart. He was elected into the Académie Goncourt in 1942.
- Occupation
- writer, literary critic, painter, biographer
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- May 24, 1887, May 2, 1887
- Died
- June 8, 1959
