He won the 1952 Prix Renaudot for " L'Amour de rien ", the 1966 Prix des Libraires for " Vie d'un pa�en ", and the 1976 Prix du Livre Inter for " Le Ravenala ou l'Arbre du voyageur ."
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In the " serra della Regione " ( glasshouse of the regions ), there are potted specimens of " ( Ravenala madagascariensis ) " ( the traveller's palm ) and various species of " Anthurium, Codiaeum, Pandanus " and other plants from tropical and equatorial climes.
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The garden's six greenhouses cover about 1, 000 m?on three floors, with contents as follows : ferns; tropical plants including 25 Ficus varieties and a " Ravenala madagascariensis "; tropical aquatic plants; succulents including 30 Euphorbia species; herbaceous plants including Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae; and a Cycadaceae collection.
