Drieu la Rochelle, Pierre-Eugène (1893–1945)

French writer. He published novels, including Le Feu follet/Will o' the Wisp (1931), Beloukia (1936), Rêveuse bourgeoisie (1937), and Gilles (1939), as well as volumes of essays, many of them presenting his fascist political views, including L'Europe contre les patries (1931), and Socialisme fasciste (1934).

During the German occupation of France he edited the Nouvelle Revue française/New French Review. He committed suicide at the end of World War II.