Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
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Edition 8 (1922) Winner
Francis Carco
フランシス・カルコ
Furanshisu Karuko
Aliases:
François Carcopino-Tusoli
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1886-07-03 （Nouméa）
- Died
- 1958-05-26 （Bagneux） age 71
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Unknown （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
- Residence History
- Nouméa, New Caledonia → Paris, Montmartre
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, dramatist, art critic, aviation pilot
- Active Years
- 1911-1958
- Affiliations
- L'Homme libre, Gil Blas
- Memberships
- Académie Goncourt (ninth seat, 1937-1958)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étampes aviation school | — | Aviation | — | 第一次世界大戦中 | France |
Étampes aviation school
Aviation
Period:
第一次世界大戦中
Country:
France
Trained as aviation pilot during WWI
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française | L'homme traqué | — | Académie française | 受賞 |
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1922
Work:
L'homme traqué
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jésus-la-Caille
1914 novelNovel depicting Montmartre street life
Montmartre street lifeParisian argot
L'homme traqué
1922 novelStory of a hunted man
crimeflight
Perversité
1925 novelNovel about perversity
perversitylove
Bibliography
- Instincts (1911)
- Jésus-la-Caille (1914)
- Les Innocents (1917)
- Au coin des rues (1918)
- Les Malheurs de Fernande (1918)
- Les Mystères de la Morgue (1918)
- L'Equipe (1919)
- La Poésie (1919)
- Maman Petitdoigt (1920)
- Francis Carco, raconté par lui-meme (1921)
- Promenades pittoresques à Montmartre (1922)
- L'homme traqué (1922)
- Vérotchka l'Étrangère (1923)
- Perversité (1925)
- Le Roman de François Villon (1926)
- La lumière noire (1934)
- Brumes (1935)
- Panam (1922)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fantaisiste schoolpicturesque styleargot of Paris
- Recurring Motifs
- Montmartre street lifebohemian lifeapaches
Legacy
French author of the Fantaisiste school, known for picturesque depictions of Montmartre street life in Parisian argot. Held the ninth seat at Académie Goncourt from 1937 to 1958.
In Popular Culture
- Served as partial model for Raoul Duquette in Katherine Mansfield's 'Je ne parle pas français'
Quotes
-
Of all the pleasures, it is those of the night that I prefer, when the street glitters in the fog and around the corner in a cul-de-sac glows the red light with the three letters of that magnetic word: Bal.
Source: Panam (1922)
Trivia
- Had an affair with Katherine Mansfield in 1915.
- Called the 'romancier des apaches'.
- Became an aviation pilot at Étampes during World War I.