List of Famous people with last name Caillois

Roger Caillois

First Name Roger
Last Name Caillois
Born on March 3, 1913
Died on December 21, 1978 (aged 65)
Born in France, Grand Est

Roger Caillois was a French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, and philosophy by focusing on diverse subjects such as games, play as well as the sacred. He was also instrumental in introducing Latin American authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda and Miguel Ángel Asturias to the French public. After his death, the French Literary award Prix Roger Caillois was named after him in 1991.

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