Alain-Fournier ( French Alain-Fournier ; pseudonym; real name Henri Fournier ) ( October 3, 1886 - September 22, 1914 ) - French writer .
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| Date of Birth | October 3, 1886 |
| Place of Birth | La Chapelle d'Angillon , France |
| Date of death | September 22, 1914 (27 years old) |
| Place of death | Verdun , France |
| Citizenship |  France |
| Occupation | writer |
| Genre | novel |
| Language of Works | French |
| Awards | dead for France |
Biography and Creativity
He was born on October 3, 1886 in the city of La Chapelle d'Angillon . He gained world fame thanks to the only completed novel " Big Moln " ( French Le Grand Meaulnes ), written in 1913. The novel is written in a lyrical manner , like the author’s memories of childhood, about school, about the games and thoughts of adolescents, the novel combines a dynamic plot and romantic intrigue with a realistic depiction of French provincial life.
Having gained fame after the publication of the novel, Alain Fournier got a job as secretary of a wealthy businessman, Claude Casimir-Perrier, who co-authored with him on the book Brest, transatlantic port ( French Brest, port transatlantique ). The writer died at the front at the beginning of the First World War , on September 22, 1914 , in the forest of Saint-Remy near Verdun, during the first battle on the Marne .
After his death, his early poems and prose miniatures were published, composing the book Miracles ( Fr. Miracles , 1924 ), as well as several volumes of letters. Fragments of his unfinished novel “ Colomb Blanchet ” ( fr. Colombe Blanchet ) were published in December 1922 in the journal Nouvelle Revue française .
Notes
- ↑ Roux P. d. Nouveau Dictionnaire des œuvres de tous les temps et tous les pays - 2 - Éditions Robert Laffont , 1994. - Vol. 1. - P. 37. - ISBN 978-2-221-06888-5
Links
- An article about Alain-Fournier in TSB
- Prix Alain-Fournier - French literary award in honor of the writer.