Nobel Prize in Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1921) Winner
Anatole France
アナトール・フランス
Anatoru Furansu
Pen Names:
François-Anatole Thibault（Birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1844-04-16 （Paris, France）
- Died
- 1924-10-12 （Tours, France） age 80
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Residence History
- Paris (5, Villa Saïd) → Tours (place of death) → Neuilly-sur-Seine (burial vicinity)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, journalist, librarian, literary critic
- Active Years
- 1867-1924
- Affiliations
- Académie Française
- Memberships
- Académie Française (elected 1896)
- Influenced By
- French classical and Enlightenment traditions (e.g., Voltaire), 19th-century French literary and journalistic milieu
- Influenced
- Marcel Proust (often identified inspiration for the character Bergotte), George Orwell (defended and praised France's work)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Stanislas de Paris | — | — | — | 中等教育（正確な在籍期間不明） | France |
Collège Stanislas de Paris
Period:
中等教育（正確な在籍期間不明）
Country:
France
Attended a private Catholic secondary school; exact years unknown
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Nobel Prize in Literature | — | — | Swedish Academy | 受賞 |
| 1881 | Prize of the Académie Française | The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard | — | Académie Française | 受賞 |
Nobel Prize in Literature
1921
Organization:
Swedish Academy
Result:
受賞
Prize of the Académie Française
1881
Work:
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
Organization:
Académie Française
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
1881 Novel (satire / character study)A novel centered on the scholarly, skeptical Sylvestre Bonnard. Praised for its elegant prose and humane portrayal, it brought France critical recognition.
skepticismhumanismknowledge and morality
Translations
- English translation available
Penguin Island
1908 Satirical novelA satirical history in which penguins mistakenly baptized become human. It lampoons French history and human nature, addressing contemporary events like the Dreyfus affair.
social satireimitations of historyreligion and state
Translations
- English translation: Penguin Island
The Gods Are Athirst
1912 Historical novelSet in Paris during the French Revolution, it portrays a true-believing follower of Robespierre and examines the horrors of political fanaticism.
revolution and violencedangers of ideology
Translations
- English translation available
The Revolt of the Angels
1914 Philosophical satire novelThrough a tale of angels falling to earth, it satirically addresses religion, power and self-deception; considered one of France's most profound and ironic novels.
critique of religionrebellion and freedomexistential reflection
Translations
- English translation: The Revolt of the Angels
Thaïs
1890 Short novel / novellaA short novel incorporating religious and anti-religious themes, reflecting France's classical treatment of such subjects.
religion and secularismfaith and doubt
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- Poems: Les Légions de Varus (1867)
- Poèmes dorés (1873)
- The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881)
- Thaïs (1890)
- Penguin Island (1908)
- The Gods Are Athirst (1912)
- The Revolt of the Angels (1914)
- Memoirs and other works (e.g., La Vie en fleur)
Adaptations
- Crainquebille (film adaptation, dir. Jacques Feyder, 1922)
Translations of Works
- L'Île des Pingouins → Penguin Island (English translation)
- Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard → The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- elegant, polished proseironic and satirical toneskeptical narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- dispassionate observation of human naturesatire of religion and beliefhistory and its repetitions
Legacy
Anatole France was a leading French writer of the early 20th century, awarded the Nobel Prize for his elegant, ironic humanist prose. A member of the Académie Française, his works have been translated into many languages and continue to be read.
Academic Societies
- Académie Française
Archives
- Syracuse University (correspondence and special collections)
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (papers and early editions)
In Popular Culture
- Often identified as the model for the character Bergotte in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time
- Appears in stamps and commemorations (e.g., Armenian stamp, 2015)
Quotes
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“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal loaves of bread.”
Source: The Red Lily (Le Lys rouge) (1894)
Trivia
- In 1922 his works were placed on the Catholic Church's Index of Prohibited Books; France regarded this as a 'distinction.'
- Elected to the Académie Française in 1896.
- Appointed to a librarian/cataloguer position at the French Senate in 1876.
- Daughter Suzanne was born in 1881 and died in 1918.
- Married twice: first in 1877 to Valérie Guérin de Sauville, and in 1920 to his housekeeper Emma Laprévotte.