ˈɔːl ʌv hɪz wˈɜːks ɑːɹ pˈɑːɹtli ˌɔːɾoʊbˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl ˈɛks. bɪkˈʌz ʌv hɪz fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn, hiː wʌz ɐn ɪntˈɜːniː ɪn kˈɑːnstəns ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn.
All of his works are partly autobiographical (ex. because of his French origin, he was an internee in Constance in 1939).