Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
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Edition 23 (1937) Winner
Guy de Pourtalès
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Guy de Pourtalès
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1881-08-04 （Berlin）
- Died
- 1941-06-12 （Lausanne） age 59
- Nationality
- Swiss, French
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Protestant
- Residence History
- Berlin → Malagny near Versoix → Mies, Canton de Vaud → Étoy, Canton de Vaud → Lausanne
Career
- Occupations
- writer, translator, critic, musician
- Active Years
- 1910-1941
- Affiliations
- Société littéraire de France
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnasium in Neuchâtel | — | General studies | — | 1899まで | Switzerland |
| University of Karlsruhe | — | Chemistry | — | 短期間 | Germany |
| University of Bonn | — | Music | — | 1902-1905 | Germany |
| Sorbonne, University of Paris | — | Literature | — | 1905- | France |
Gymnasium in Neuchâtel
General studies
Period:
1899まで
Year of Graduation:
1899
Country:
Switzerland
Matura in 1899
University of Karlsruhe
Chemistry
Period:
短期間
Country:
Germany
Studied chemistry briefly then switched to music
University of Bonn
Music
Period:
1902-1905
Country:
Germany
Sorbonne, University of Paris
Literature
Period:
1905-
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française | La Pêche miraculeuse | — | Académie française | 受賞 |
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1937
Work:
La Pêche miraculeuse
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
La Pêche miraculeuse
1937 NovelHis best-known novel, winner of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.
Romanticism
La vie de Franz Liszt
1925 BiographyRomantic biography of Franz Liszt.
MusicRomanticism
Chopin ou le poète
1926 BiographyBiography of Chopin.
MusicRomanticism
Bibliography
- La Cendre et la flamme, Félix Juven, 1910
- Solitudes, Bernard Grasset, 1913
- À mes amis Suisses, Crès, 1916
- Deux contes de fées pour les grandes personnes, Paris, Société littéraire de France, 1917
- Odet de La Noue, soldat et poète huguenot de la fin du XVIe siècle, Bulletin de la Société d'histoire du protestantisme français, 1918–1919
- Marins d'eau douce, Paris, Société littéraire de France, 1919
- La parabole des talents, 1923
- De Hamlet à Swann, essais de critique. Gallimard, 1924
- La vie de Franz Liszt, Gallimard, 1925
- Chopin ou le poète, Gallimard, 1926
- Montclar, Gallimard, 1926
- Louis II de Bavière ou Hamlet Roi, Gallimard, 1928
- Trilogie Shakespearienne, traduction de Hamlet, Mesure pour Mesure et la Tempête, Gallimard, 1929
- Nietzsche en Italie, Bernard Grasset, 1929
- Florentines, Gallimard, 1930
- Nous, a qui rien n'appartient, voyage au pays Kmer, Flammarion, 1931
- Wagner histoire d'un artiste, Gallimard, 1932
- La Pêche miraculeuse, Gallimard, 1937
- Berlioz et l'Europe romantique, Gallimard, 1939
- Les Contes du milieu du monde, Fribourg: Egloff, 1940
- Saints de pierre, Fribourg: Egloff, 1941 (posthumous)
- Chaque Mouche a son ombre, memoires, Gallimard, 1980
- Journal, diary, Gallimard, 1991
Translations by Author
- French translations of Shakespeare (Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Tempest)
Translations of Works
- Nietzsche in Italy (English trans. by Will Stone, Pushkin Press, 2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RomanticBiographicalCritical
- Recurring Motifs
- Musician biographiesShakespeareHuguenot themes
Health
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Pulmonary tuberculosis1919-1941Affected writing, led to long stays at Etoy castle
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Gas poisoning1915Gassed at Ypres in WWI, recovered in Paris
Legacy
Swiss French-language writer known for Romantic musician biographies and the novel La Pêche miraculeuse, winner of Académie française prize.
Museums
- Fondation Guy de Pourtalès Switzerland
Archives
- Bibliothèque de Genève
Trivia
- Of Huguenot descent.
- Served as interpreter in French Army during WWI.
- Son Raymond died in combat in 1940.