Facts: - author: his works are written in the french language - notableworks: '' '' la traversee du dimanche -lrb- 1987 -rrb- '' '' la un silence d'environ une demi-heure '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- rencontre des absents -lrb- 1963 -rrb- '' - death date: 11 february 2008 - awards: prix -rrb- prix renaudot -lrb- 1996 -rrb- combat -lrb- 1963 -rrb- prix sainte-beuve -lrb- 1987 - birth date: 28 may 1923 - name: boris schreiber - nationality: french - death place: american hospital , neuilly-sur-seine , france - birth place: berlin , germany - occupation: writer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of boris schreiber .
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boris schreiber -lrb- 29 may 1923 in berlin - 11 february 2008 at the american hospital in neuilly-sur-seine , france -rrb- was a french writer .