Paul Nizan

Paul-Yves Nizan was a French philosopher and writer born on February 7, 1905, in Tours. He studied in Paris, where he befriended Jean-Paul Sartre. Nizan was a member of the French Communist Party, and his writings often reflected his political beliefs, though he resigned from the party in 1939 after the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. He died on May 23, 1940, during the Battle of Dunkirk in World War II. His notable works include the novels *Antoine Bloye* (1933), *Le Cheval de Troie* (1938), and *La Conspiration* (1938), as well as the essays "Les Chiens de garde" (1932) and "Aden Arabie" (1931). The latter's opening line became a significant slogan for student protests.