Question: Who died first, Paul Claudel or Edward Abbey?
Context: Jonathan Troy (1954) was Edward Abbey's first published novel, as detailed in James M. Cahalan's biography of Abbey.  Only 5,000 copies were printed and almost immediately after it was released the author wanted to disown the work.  He asked that it never be published again, and it has not been, making it very rare and the only one of his eight novels that many Edward Abbey fans have not read. Paul Claudel (] ; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptress Camille Claudel.  He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism.  Claudel was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in six different years. L'Homme et son désir, Op.  48, is a ballet composed by Darius Milhaud from 1917–18, based on a scenario of Paul Claudel.  It was written in Brazil, where Milhaud had accompanied Claudel as a secretary when the latter was appointed ambassador to Rio de Janeiro. Camille Claudel (] ; 8 December 1864 19 October 1943) was a French sculptor and graphic artist.  She died in relative obscurity, but has gained recognition for the originality of her work.  She was the elder sister of the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel and the lover and co-worker of sculptor Auguste Rodin. Christophe Colomb ("Christopher Columbus") is an opera in two parts by the French composer Darius Milhaud.  The poet Paul Claudel wrote the libretto based on his own play about the life of Christopher Columbus, "Le Livre de Christophe Colomb".  The opera was first performed at the Staatsoper, Berlin on 5 May 1930 in a German translation by Rudolph Stephan Hoffmann.  Milhaud thoroughly revised the work and produced a second version around 1955.  The opera is on a large scale and requires many resources for its staging.  As in many of his other works, Milhaud employs polytonality in parts of the score. Camille Claudel is a 1988 French film about the life of the 19th century female sculptor Camille Claudel.  The movie was based on the book by Reine-Marie Paris, granddaughter of Camille's brother, the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel.  It was directed by Bruno Nuytten, co-produced by Isabelle Adjani, and starred her and Gérard Depardieu.  The film had a total of 2,717,136 admissions in France.  Adjani earned a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress for her role, the second time in her career she was so honored and the first time a French actress was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar twice. Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views.  His best-known works include the novel "The Monkey Wrench Gang", which has been cited as an inspiration by environmental groups, and the non-fiction work "Desert Solitaire". The Satin Slipper ("Le Soulier de satin") is a long play by the French dramatist and poet Paul Claudel.  It was written in 1929, but first performed on stage in 1943.  Today it is rarely staged because of its extreme length and its challenging production requirements.  It was made into a film in 1985 by the Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira. The Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa is a French private school in Ottawa built in the early 1960s.  It was renovated by Edward J. Cuhaci to provide an infill between two existing school buildings comprising classrooms and a 600-seat auditorium.  It is located on Old Riverside Drive.  The school has approximately 1000 students in grades JK-12.  It is named after the French poet Paul Claudel, and follows the French international curriculum.  All classes, with the exception of language classes, are taught in French, and students complete the French baccalaureat at the end of grade 12 (called "Terminale").  The Lycée Paul Claudel has the highest average results among French overseas schools (of which there are over 300) as of Spring 2013. Little (Chamber) Symphony No. 1 “Le Printemps” Op. 43, as the first of a collection of six “Little Symphonies,” by Darius Milhaud is a symphony by name, due to its length of just over 3 minutes.  This piece should not be confused with Milhaud's Symphony No. 1.  The piece was composed in Rio de Janeiro in the year 1917.  It first premiered in Rio de Janeiro in 1918, and was published by Universal in 1922.  The influence of Brazilian culture, jazz, and polytonality is very clearly seen in this series of symphonies.  According to Milhaud himself, he was quite attracted to the unusual quality of small groups of instruments, which is why he embarked on his series of Petites Symphonies.  Due to the fact that he was living in Brazil, acting as assistant to the diplomat/poet Paul Claudel, at the time he wrote this first symphony some of the Brazilian influence can be viewed in his work.  This first symphony was written for piccolo, flute, clarinet, oboe, harp, 2 violins, viola, and cello.  Overall, this piece has a very simple melody, contains polytonal elements, and possesses a pastoral, folkish feeling throughout.  The melodies and pitches evoke a light, airy feeling, such as that of the spring, thus alluding to the symphony's subtitle.
Answer: Paul Claudel