Maurice Druon
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| - | # Joseph Kessel (2035 bytes) | + | '''Maurice Druon''' (b.[[April 23]] [[1918]] - d.[[April 14]] [[2009]]) is a [[French novelist]] and member of [[Académie française]]. |
| - | 5: ...e]]'' from 1962 to 1979. In 1943 he and [[Maurice Druon]] translated [[Anna Marly]]'s song ''[[Chant des ... | + | |
| + | ==Biography== | ||
| + | He was born in [[Paris]]. He is the nephew of the writer [[Joseph Kessel]], with whom he wrote the ''[[Chant des Partisans]]'', which, with music composed by [[Anna Marly]], was used as an anthem by the [[French Resistance]] during the [[Second World War]]. | ||
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| + | In [[1948 in literature|1948]] he received the [[Prix Goncourt]] for his novel ''Les grandes familles''. On [[December 8]], [[1966]], he was elected to the 30th seat of the [[Académie française]], succeeding [[Georges Duhamel]]. | ||
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| + | While his scholarly writing earned him a seat at the Académie, he is best known for a series of seven historical novels published in the 1950s under the title ''Les Rois Maudits'' (''[[The Accursed Kings]]''). | ||
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| + | He was [[Minister of Culture (France)|Minister of Cultural Affairs]] in 1973 and 1974 in [[Pierre Messmer]]'s cabinet, and a deputy of Paris from 1978 to 1981. | ||
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| + | ==[[Les Rois Maudits]] (The Accursed Kings)== | ||
| + | The individual English titles below are from the [[Scribner]] English editions as published in the United States, rather than literal translations of the original French titles. | ||
| + | # ''Le Roi de fer'' (''The Iron King'') | ||
| + | # ''La Reine étranglée'' (''The Strangled Queen'') | ||
| + | # ''Les Poisons de la couronne'' (''The Poisoned Crown'') | ||
| + | # ''La Loi des mâles'' (''The Royal Succession'') | ||
| + | # ''La Louve de France'' (''The She-Wolf of France'') | ||
| + | # ''Le Lis et le Lion'' (''The Lily and the Lion'') | ||
| + | # ''Quand un Roi perd la France'' (''When a King Loses France'') | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| + | *''Mégarée, pièce en trois actes, créée au Grand Théâtre de Monte-Carlo'' (1942) | ||
| + | *"Le Sonneur de bien aller" (1943, novella) | ||
| + | *''Préface d'un chameau en pyjame | ||
| + | (1943) | ||
| + | *''Le Chant des Partisans'' (with Joseph Kessel, 1943) | ||
| + | *''Lettres d’un Européen, essai'' (1944) | ||
| + | *''La Dernière Brigade, roman'' (1946) | ||
| + | *''Ithaque délivrée, poème dramatique traduit de l’anglais ; d’après The Rescue d’Edward Sackville-West'' (1947) | ||
| + | *''Les Grandes Familles'' (1948) | ||
| + | *''La Chute des corps'' (Les Grandes Familles, II, 1950) | ||
| + | *''Rendez-vous aux enfers ''(Les Grandes Familles, III, 1951) | ||
| + | *''Remarques'' (1952) | ||
| + | *''Un voyageur, comédie en un acte, au répertoire de la Comédie française'' (1953) | ||
| + | *''Le Coup de grâce, mélodrame en trois actes'' (with Joseph Kessel, 1953) | ||
| + | *''La Volupté d’être, roman'' (1954) | ||
| + | *''La Reine étranglée'' (Les Rois maudits, II, 1955) | ||
| + | *''Le Roi de fer (Les Rois maudits, I, 1955) | ||
| + | *''Les Poisons de la couronne (Les Rois maudits, III, 1956) | ||
| + | *"L’Hôtel de Mondez, nouvelle" (1956) | ||
| + | *''La Loi des mâles (Les Rois maudits, IV, 1957) | ||
| + | *''Tistou les pouces verts'' (1957) | ||
| + | *''Alexandre le Grand'' (1958) | ||
| + | *''La Louve de France (Les Rois maudits, V, 1959) | ||
| + | *''Le Lis et le Lion (Les Rois maudits, VI, 1960) | ||
| + | *''Des Seigneurs de la plaine à l’hôtel de Mondez'' (1962 - Short story collection) | ||
| + | *''Théâtre'' - ''Mégarée'', ''Un voyageur'', ''La Contessa'' (1962) | ||
| + | *''[[Les Mémoires de Zeus]]'' (1963) | ||
| + | *''Bernard Buffet, essai'' (1964 - Essay) | ||
| + | *''Paris, de César à Saint Louis'' (1964 - Historical essay) | ||
| + | *''Le Pouvoir, notes et maximes'' (1965) | ||
| + | *''Les Tambours de la mémoire'' (1965) | ||
| + | *''Les Rois maudits, roman historique'' (6 volumes, 1966) | ||
| + | *''Les Mémoires de Zeus, II, roman historique'' (1967) | ||
| + | *''Le Bonheur des uns, nouvelles'' (1967) | ||
| + | *''Vézelay, colline éternelle'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''L’Avenir en désarroi, essai'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''Grandeur et signification de Leningrad'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''Lettres d’un Européen et Nouvelles Lettres d’un Européen, 1943-1970'' (1970, essay) | ||
| + | *''Splendeur provençale'' (1970) | ||
| + | *''Une Église qui se trompe de siècle'' (1972) | ||
| + | *''La Parole et le Pouvoir'' (1974) | ||
| + | *''Œuvres complètes'' (25 volumes with unpublished material, 1977) | ||
| + | *''Quand un Roi perd la France (Les Rois maudits, VII, 1977) | ||
| + | *''Attention la France !'' (1981) | ||
| + | *''Réformer la démocratie'' (1982) | ||
| + | *''La Culture et l’État'' (1985) | ||
| + | *''Vézelay, colline éternelle, nouvelle édition'' (1987) | ||
| + | *''Lettre aux Français sur leur langue et leur âme'' (1994) | ||
| + | *''Circonstances '' (1997) | ||
| + | *''Circonstances politiques, 1954-1974'' (1998) | ||
| + | *''Le bon français'' (1999) | ||
| + | *''Circonstances politiques II, 1974-1998'' (1999) | ||
| + | *''La France aux ordres d’un cadavre'' (2000) | ||
| + | *''Ordonnances pour un État malade'' (2002) | ||
| + | *''Le Franc-parler'' (2003) | ||
| + | *''Mémoires. L'aurore vient du fond du ciel'' (2006) | ||
| + | *''Les mémoires de Zeus'' (2007) | ||
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Maurice Druon (b.April 23 1918 - d.April 14 2009) is a French novelist and member of Académie française.
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Biography
He was born in Paris. He is the nephew of the writer Joseph Kessel, with whom he wrote the Chant des Partisans, which, with music composed by Anna Marly, was used as an anthem by the French Resistance during the Second World War.
In 1948 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Les grandes familles. On December 8, 1966, he was elected to the 30th seat of the Académie française, succeeding Georges Duhamel.
While his scholarly writing earned him a seat at the Académie, he is best known for a series of seven historical novels published in the 1950s under the title Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings).
He was Minister of Cultural Affairs in 1973 and 1974 in Pierre Messmer's cabinet, and a deputy of Paris from 1978 to 1981.
[edit]
Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings)
The individual English titles below are from the Scribner English editions as published in the United States, rather than literal translations of the original French titles.
- Le Roi de fer (The Iron King)
- La Reine étranglée (The Strangled Queen)
- Les Poisons de la couronne (The Poisoned Crown)
- La Loi des mâles (The Royal Succession)
- La Louve de France (The She-Wolf of France)
- Le Lis et le Lion (The Lily and the Lion)
- Quand un Roi perd la France (When a King Loses France)
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Bibliography
- Mégarée, pièce en trois actes, créée au Grand Théâtre de Monte-Carlo (1942)
- "Le Sonneur de bien aller" (1943, novella)
- Préface d'un chameau en pyjame
(1943)
- Le Chant des Partisans (with Joseph Kessel, 1943)
- Lettres d’un Européen, essai (1944)
- La Dernière Brigade, roman (1946)
- Ithaque délivrée, poème dramatique traduit de l’anglais ; d’après The Rescue d’Edward Sackville-West (1947)
- Les Grandes Familles (1948)
- La Chute des corps (Les Grandes Familles, II, 1950)
- Rendez-vous aux enfers (Les Grandes Familles, III, 1951)
- Remarques (1952)
- Un voyageur, comédie en un acte, au répertoire de la Comédie française (1953)
- Le Coup de grâce, mélodrame en trois actes (with Joseph Kessel, 1953)
- La Volupté d’être, roman (1954)
- La Reine étranglée (Les Rois maudits, II, 1955)
- Le Roi de fer (Les Rois maudits, I, 1955)
- Les Poisons de la couronne (Les Rois maudits, III, 1956)
- "L’Hôtel de Mondez, nouvelle" (1956)
- La Loi des mâles (Les Rois maudits, IV, 1957)
- Tistou les pouces verts (1957)
- Alexandre le Grand (1958)
- La Louve de France (Les Rois maudits, V, 1959)
- Le Lis et le Lion (Les Rois maudits, VI, 1960)
- Des Seigneurs de la plaine à l’hôtel de Mondez (1962 - Short story collection)
- Théâtre - Mégarée, Un voyageur, La Contessa (1962)
- Les Mémoires de Zeus (1963)
- Bernard Buffet, essai (1964 - Essay)
- Paris, de César à Saint Louis (1964 - Historical essay)
- Le Pouvoir, notes et maximes (1965)
- Les Tambours de la mémoire (1965)
- Les Rois maudits, roman historique (6 volumes, 1966)
- Les Mémoires de Zeus, II, roman historique (1967)
- Le Bonheur des uns, nouvelles (1967)
- Vézelay, colline éternelle (1968)
- L’Avenir en désarroi, essai (1968)
- Grandeur et signification de Leningrad (1968)
- Lettres d’un Européen et Nouvelles Lettres d’un Européen, 1943-1970 (1970, essay)
- Splendeur provençale (1970)
- Une Église qui se trompe de siècle (1972)
- La Parole et le Pouvoir (1974)
- Œuvres complètes (25 volumes with unpublished material, 1977)
- Quand un Roi perd la France (Les Rois maudits, VII, 1977)
- Attention la France ! (1981)
- Réformer la démocratie (1982)
- La Culture et l’État (1985)
- Vézelay, colline éternelle, nouvelle édition (1987)
- Lettre aux Français sur leur langue et leur âme (1994)
- Circonstances (1997)
- Circonstances politiques, 1954-1974 (1998)
- Le bon français (1999)
- Circonstances politiques II, 1974-1998 (1999)
- La France aux ordres d’un cadavre (2000)
- Ordonnances pour un État malade (2002)
- Le Franc-parler (2003)
- Mémoires. L'aurore vient du fond du ciel (2006)
- Les mémoires de Zeus (2007)
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