In 1923 he left France on an archaeological expedition to Laos, and from then until 1927 he was active among Communist revolutionaries in China.
In 1923 he left France on an archaeological expedition to Laos, and from then until 1927 he was active among Communist revolutionaries in China. He was an aviator in the Spanish Civil War; taken prisoner early in World  War II, he escaped and became a Resistance leader and head of the Brigade Alsace-Lorraine. His partially autobiographical novels include La Voie Royale, based on his archaeological experiences, while Communist  China serves as the backdrop for La Condition Humaine, translated as Man's Fate. FTP name this novelist  and philosopher of art, who from 1959-1969 served as Frances Minister of Culture.
In 1923 he left France on an archaeological expedition to Laos, and from then until 1927 he was active among Communist revolutionaries in China.
Andre Malraux