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François Cavanna

フランソワ・カヴァンナ

Furansowa Kavanna

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-02-22 (Nogent-sur-Marne)
Died
2014-01-29 (Créteil) age 90
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Nogent-sur-Marne

Career

Occupations
author, satirical newspaper editor
Active Years
1945-2014
Affiliations
Hara-Kiri, Charlie Hebdo

Awards

Prix Interallié
1979
Work: Les Russkoffs
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Les Ritals

1978 autobiographical novel

Depicts childhood in an Italian immigrant community.

immigrant lifefamily

Les Russkoffs

1979 novel

Depicts experiences of forced labor during World War II.

warforced labor

Bête et méchant

1981 memoir

Humorous account of experiences at Hara-Kiri and Charlie Hebdo.

satirejournalism

Bibliography

  • 4, rue Choron (1965)
  • Les Ritals (1978)
  • Les Russkoffs (1979)
  • Bête et méchant (1981)
  • Lune de miel (2010)

Translations by Author

  • Li'l Abner (1971)
  • Crasse-Tignasse (1979)
  • Max et Moritz (1980)
  • L'Univers impitoyable de Gary Larson (1988)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
satiricalhumorouscolloquial
Recurring Motifs
immigrant experienceswar memoriessocial critique

Health

  • Parkinson's disease
    晩年
    Affected writing in later years, featured in final book.

Legacy

Major contributor to French satirical literature and journalism, involved in founding Charlie Hebdo.

In Popular Culture

  • Known in history of Charlie Hebdo.

Trivia

  • Father from Bettola, Italy.
  • Came up with the name Charlie Hebdo.