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Georges Govy

ジョルジュ・ゴヴィ

Joruju Govi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1913 (Yevpatoria, Crimea)
Died
1975-01-18 (Paris) age 62
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Paris

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, seaman, foreign correspondent
Active Years
1946-1975
Affiliations
Mouvement de la jeunesse sioniste MJS
Influenced By
André Malraux

Awards

Prix Renaudot
1955
Work: Le Moissonneur d'épines
Organization: Prix Renaudot jury
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sang russe

1946 novel

Le Moissonneur d'épines

1955 novel

Sang d'Espagne

1958 novel
Translations
  • Madonna ohne Wunder (German translation)

Les jours maigres

novel

Bibliography

  • Sang russe (1946)
  • Le Moissonneur d'épines (1955)
  • Sang d'Espagne (1958)
  • Les jours maigres

Translations of Works

  • German translation of Sang d'Espagne: Madonna ohne Wunder (1963)

Legacy

French writer and journalist who won the Prix Renaudot in 1955. Served as a foreign correspondent in the Spanish Civil War and was friends with André Malraux.

Trivia

  • His father was a famous painter who died during the Russian Revolution.
  • He was a seaman and settled in Paris.
  • Foreign correspondent during the Spanish Civil War, friends with André Malraux.
  • Volunteer during World War II.
  • Joined the Zionist youth movement MJS in Grenoble in 1942.