Prix du Quai des Orfèvres
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1953) Winner
Jacques Laurent
ジャック・ローラン
Jakku Rōran
Aliases:
Jacques Laurent-Cély
Pen Names:
Cecil Saint-Laurent（Used for historical novels and popular fiction）,
J.C. Laurent（Used for detective novels）,
Albéric Varenne（Used for essays）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1919-01-05 （Paris, France）
- Died
- 2000-12-29 （Paris, France） age 81
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Paris
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Film director, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1947-2000
- Affiliations
- Académie française, Hussards
- Memberships
- Académie française
- Influenced By
- Roger Nimier
- Influenced
- Hussards writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Condorcet | — | Literature | — | — | France |
Lycée Condorcet
Literature
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Prix Goncourt | Les Bêtises | — | Académie Goncourt | 受賞 |
| 1953 | Prix du Quai des Orfèvres | Sophie et le crime | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Académie française membership | — | — | Académie française | 選出 |
Prix Goncourt
1971
Work:
Les Bêtises
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
受賞
Prix du Quai des Orfèvres
1953
Work:
Sophie et le crime
Result:
受賞
Académie française membership
1986
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
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Edition 69 (1971) Winner
Works
Major Works
Les Bêtises
1971 NovelGoncourt Prize-winning novel in 1971.
Follies of everyday life
Darling Caroline
1947 Historical novelAdventure novel set in the early French Revolution.
RevolutionLoveAdventure
Adaptations
- [Film] Darling Caroline / Richard Pottier (1951)
- [Film] A Caprice of Darling Caroline / Jean Devaivre (1953)
Bibliography
- La Mort à boire (1947)
- Les Corps tranquilles (1948)
- Les Bêtises (1971)
Adaptations
- Lola Montès (1955, dir. Max Ophüls)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Light and satirical styleRich descriptions in historical novels
- Recurring Motifs
- Adventurous womenHistorical eventsAnti-establishment
Health
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Suicide2000年Cause of death
Legacy
Goncourt Prize winner and member of the Académie française. Prolific novelist associated with the Hussards movement.
In Popular Culture
- Many works adapted into films
Trivia
- Used numerous pen names
- Member of the Hussards literary movement
- Fought with Algerian Tirailleurs in WWII