Félix de Chazournes - World Literary Awards

プロフィール

性別: 男性
生誕: 1887-12-26 （Lyon）
死没: 1940-12 52歳
国籍: France
言語: French

経歴

職業: Writer, Businessman (import-export)
活動期間: 1908年〜1940年

受賞歴

年	賞名	対象作品	部門	主催	結果
1938	Prix Femina	Caroline ou le Départ pour les îles	—	Prix Femina committee	受賞

Prix Femina

1938

対象作品: Caroline ou le Départ pour les îles

主催: Prix Femina committee

結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

Prix Femina 1回登壇

第35回（1938年） Winner

作品

代表作

Les Boucles

1908年 Unknown

An early work published in 1908 by Alphonse Lemerre. Documentation about its content is limited.

Jason: Portrait des Tropiques

1935年 Short story

A short story set in tropical locales, notable for its character studies and descriptive landscapes.

Exotic localesTropics

Caroline ou le Départ pour les îles

1938年 Novel

A novel published in 1938 about a departure for the islands. Considered one of his major works and winner of the 1938 Prix Femina.

DepartureIslandsExile / foreignness

Arianwen

1939年 Short story

A short story published in 1939 in Revue des deux Mondes. The title evokes a Celtic female name.

Character studyCultural encounters

Agnès ou le Rivage de Bohème

1940年 Novel

Published in 1940, a late work that takes place on a Bohemian shore and reflects mature themes.

BelongingCoastline

Ophélia ou l'Anglaise de la colline

1946年 Novel (posthumous)

A posthumously published work (1946), compiled from manuscripts not released during his lifetime.

Posthumous publicationMemory

全著作

Les Boucles
Jason: Portrait des Tropiques
Caroline ou le Départ pour les îles
Arianwen
Agnès ou le Rivage de Bohème
Ophélia ou l'Anglaise de la colline

作風・主題

文体: Realist, detailed descriptive proseNarration grounded in travel and foreign experience
頻出モチーフ: SeaIslandsForeignness / exile

評価・遺産

Félix de Chazournes was a French writer best known for winning the 1938 Prix Femina. His work often reflects his import-export career and time abroad. He was active in the interwar period and into WWII; some works were published posthumously.

資料所蔵先

Gallimard contributor page (author information)

豆知識

Born in Lyon in 1887 and reported to be the eldest of twelve children.
Mobilized during World War I; served with the spahis and later among the chasseurs alpins.
Active mainly in the 1930s; some works were published posthumously after WWII.
Won the 1938 Prix Femina for Caroline ou le Départ pour les îles.