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Bernard Barbey

べるなーる・ばるべい

Berunāru Barubei

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1900-07-02 (Montcherand, Switzerland)
Died
1970-01-25 (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) age 69
Nationality
Swiss
Languages
French
Residence History
Montcherand → Geneva → Lausanne → Paris

Career

Occupations
Diplomat, Writer, Military officer
Active Years
1924-1967
Affiliations
Swiss Legation in Paris, cultural attaché, Hôtel de Besenval, UNESCO
Influenced By
Jean Cocteau, François Mauriac

Awards

Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1951
Work: Chevaux abandonnés sur le champ de bataille
Organization: Académie française
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le Cœur gros

1924 Novel

La Maladère

1926 Novel

Chevaux abandonnés sur le champ de bataille

1951 Novel

Bibliography

  • Le Cœur gros (1924)
  • La Maladère (1926)
  • Toute à tous (1930)
  • La Maison d'illusion (1933)
  • Ambassadeur de France (1934)
  • Le Crépuscule du matin (1938)
  • P.C. du Général (1947)
  • Chevaux abandonnés sur le champ de bataille (1951)
  • Aller et Retour (1967)

Legacy

Swiss French-language writer, military officer during WWII, and diplomat post-war. Won the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.