Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1905) Winner
Claude Farrère
クロード・ファレール
Kurōdo Farēru
Aliases:
Frédéric-Charles Bargone
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1876-04-27 （Lyon）
- Died
- 1957-06-21 （Paris） age 81
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Lyon → Paris
Career
- Occupations
- French Navy officer, Writer
- Active Years
- 1894-1957
- Affiliations
- Académie Française
- Memberships
- Académie Française
- Influenced By
- Pierre Louÿs, Pierre Loti
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Naval Academy | — | Naval Department | — | 1894年入学 | France |
French Naval Academy
Naval Department
Period:
1894年入学
Country:
France
Admitted in 1894; lieutenant in 1906; captain in 1918; resigned in 1919
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Prix Goncourt | Les Civilisés | — | Académie Goncourt | winner |
Prix Goncourt
1905
Work:
Les Civilisés
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Les Civilisés
1905 NovelNovel about life in French colonial Indochina
ColonialismExotic cultures
Fumée d'opium
1904 NovelExotic story involving opium
OpiumOrient
La Bataille
1909 NovelRomance set during the Battle of Tsushima
Naval battleJapanese modernization
Adaptations
- [Film] The Battle / Sessue Hayakawa (1923)
- [Film] La Bataille / Nicolas Farkas (1934)
Bibliography
- Le Cyclone (1902)
- Fumée d'opium (1904)
- Les Civilisés (1905)
Adaptations
- L'homme qui assassina (1913, dir. Henri Andréani)
Translations of Works
- La Bataille translated to Serbian as Boj (1912)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Exotic settingsNaval adventures
- Recurring Motifs
- AsiaOrientColonies
Legacy
French Navy officer turned writer, Prix Goncourt winner, Académie Française member. Known for exotic novels, now less popular
In Popular Culture
- Inspiration for Mitsouko perfume
- Namesake street in Istanbul
Trivia
- Supported Turkish National Movement, visited Atatürk
- Street named after him in Istanbul
- Supported Vichy Regime