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Edition 3 (1928) Winner
André Obey
アンドレ・オベイ
Andoré Obey
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1892-05-08 （Douai, France）
- Died
- 1975-04-11 （Montsoreau, France） age 82
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Douai → Paris → Montsoreau
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, novelist
- Active Years
- 1921-1965
- Affiliations
- Comédie-Française
- Influenced By
- Jacques Copeau
- Influenced
- Ronald Duncan, Benjamin Britten
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Le joueur de triangle
1928 novelAutobiographical novel about his adolescence.
La Souriante Madame Beudet
1921 playPlay premiered in 1921.
Noé
1931 playPlay based on Noah.
Le Viol de Lucrèce
1931 playPlay that served as basis for Benjamin Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia.
Adaptations
- [opera] The Rape of Lucretia / Benjamin Britten (1946)
Bibliography
- Le joueur de triangle
- La Souriante Madame Beudet
- Noé
- Le Viol de Lucrèce
- La Bataille de la Marne
- La Carcasse
- Lazare
- L'Orestie
- Les trois coups de minuit
- Revenu de l'étoile
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Inter-war dramatic style
Legacy
Prominent French playwright during the inter-war years and into the 1950s. Served as general administrator of the Comédie-Française.
In Popular Culture
- His play Le Viol de Lucrèce was the basis for Benjamin Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia.
Trivia
- Provisional general administrator of the Comédie-Française (1945-1947).