ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, hiː wˈʌn ðə pɹˈiː ɡˈɑːŋkoːɹt fɔːɹ fˈoʊ pˈæsɪpˌoːɹts, ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹiz dᵻnˈaʊnsɪŋ stˈɑːlɪnˌɪzəm, ɪnðə sˈeɪm spˈɪɹɪt æz ˈɑːɹθɚ kˈoʊslɚ.
In 1937, he won the Prix Goncourt for Faux passeports, short stories denouncing Stalinism, in the same spirit as Arthur Koestler.