Clochemerle ( French: Clochemerle ) is a satirical novel by the French writer Gabriel Chevalier , first published in 1934 [1] . Since then, the novel has survived numerous reprints with a total circulation of several million copies and has been translated into 26 languages [2] . The word clochemerle entered the French language as a household word in the meaning of great conflict over a silly, insignificant occasion [3] .
| Kloshmerl | |
|---|---|
| Clochemerle | |
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| Genre | satirical romance |
| Author | Gabriel Chevalier |
| Original language | French |
| Date of first publication | 1934 |
| Following | Kloshmerl Babylon Resort Kloshmerl |
Content
Story
The novel takes place in the fictional French village of Closchmerl en Beaujolais. The mayor of the village decides to establish a public urinal in the main square next to the church. Suddenly, such a trifle splits society at first in Kloshmerl, and then beyond: left-wing populists glorify the urinal as a symbol of progress and public hygiene, right-wing and clericals demand its immediate closure, as it destroys public morals and foundations of society. In the end, disputes surrounding a village urinal even lead to resignations among Paris ministers.
Kloshmerl's prototype
The prototype of Kloshmerl-en-Beaujolais is considered to be the village of in the department of Rhone . In 1957, to attract tourists, the Kloschmerl urinal was installed here, and in 2012 a huge mural was opened depicting all the characters of the novel. About 120,000 tourists visit Vaud-en-Beaujolais annually [2] .
Continuations
Gabriel Chevalier wrote two sequels to his famous novel [1] :
- Clochemerle Babylon ( Fr. Clochemerle Babylone , 1951)
- “ Kloshmerl resort” ( fr. Clochemerle-les-Bains , 1963)
Editions in Russian
The novel was only once published in Russian by O. Tarasenkov and L. Grigoryan in 1988 in the publishing house " Fiction " [4] .
Films
The novel was twice filmed, both film versions retained the name of the original source: in 1947 (director Pierre Chenal , starring , Jane Marken, Saturnen Fabre [5] ) and in 2004 (director Daniel Losset, starring Bernard Pierre Donnadieu , Jerome Angers, Jean-Francois Derek and others [6] ). In Russian, films of 1947 and 2004 were called “The Kloshmerl Scandal” [7] [8] .
In addition, in 1957, following the continuation of the novel Clochemerle Babylon, the film Unemployed from Clochemerle ( French: Le Chômeur de Clochemerle ; director Bouillet , starring Fernandel , Ginette Leclerc, Maria Moban and others [9 ] ).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Gabriel Chevallier. Clochemerle (Fr.) . BnF Catalog général . Bibliothè. Date of treatment October 29, 2017. Archived on September 28, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Frédéric Paillas. À Vaux-en-Beaujolais, la pissotière de Cloche merle est le dernier endroit où l'on cause (Fr.) . Le Progrès (14 novembre 2015). Date of treatment October 29, 2017. Archived on September 20, 2016.
- ↑ Clochemerle (Fr.) . Encyclopédie Larousse . Date of treatment October 29, 2017. Archived August 11, 2016.
- ↑ Kloshmerl . Russian State Library . Date of treatment October 29, 2017.
- ↑ Clochemerle (Fr.) . AlloCiné . Date of treatment October 29, 2017. Archived October 25, 2016.
- ↑ Clochemerle (Fr.) . AlloCiné . Date of treatment October 29, 2017. Archived January 11, 2013.
- ↑ Scandal in Kloshmerl (1947) . Kinorium. Date of treatment October 29, 2017. Archived October 30, 2017.
- ↑ Scandal in Kloshmerl (2004) . Kinorium. Date of treatment October 29, 2017. Archived October 30, 2017.
- ↑ Le Chômeur de Clochemerle (French) . AlloCiné . Date of treatment October 29, 2017. Archived February 14, 2017.