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Jean Follain

Jean Follain was born in the small town of Canisy, south of Saint-Lô where he spent his childhood.

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In 1951 he gave up his career as a business lawyer and was appointed to the post of judge (magistrate) of the High Court in Charleville.

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The "Reading Association at Saint-Lô" and the city of Saint-Lô with the assistance of the Regional Direction of Cultural Affairs of the Lower Normandy Regional Centre of Letters and the Council General of France organise a biannual literary Prize in his name: Jean Follain Prize in the city of Saint-Lô.

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