罗贝尔·梅尔，Robert Merle was born on August 28, 1908 in Tébessa, Constantine, France. He was a writer, known for Week-end à Zuydcoote (1964), The Day of the Dolphin (1973) and L'île (1987). He died on March 27, 2004 in Grosrouvre, Yvelines, France.