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Jacques Perret

ジャック・ペレ

Jakku Peretto

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1901-09-08 (Trappes, Yvelines)
Died
1992-12-10 (Paris) age 91
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Residence History
Trappes, Yvelines → Paris

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1936-1992
Nominations
Nominated for Academy Award for Best Story (The Sheep Has Five Legs, 1954)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le Caporal Épinglé

1947 Novel

Story of his captivity in Germany and escape attempts

Adaptations
  • [Film] The Elusive Corporal / Jean Renoir (1962)

Bibliography

  • Bâtons dans les roues (1953)
  • Cheveux sur la soupe (1954)
  • Salades de saison (1957)
  • Le vilain temps (1964)
  • Un marché aux puces (1980)
  • Roucou (1936)
  • Ernest le rebelle (1937)
  • Le caporal épinglé (1947)
  • Le vent dans les voiles (1948)
  • Bande à part (1951)
  • Mutinerie à bord (1953)
  • Les biffins de Gonesse (1961)
  • La compagnie des eaux (1969)
  • l’Oiseau rare (1947)
  • Objets perdus (1949)
  • la Bête Mahousse (1951)
  • Histoires sous le vent (1953)
  • Le machin (1955)
  • Tirelires (1981)
  • Grands chevaux et dadas (1975)
  • Raisons de famille (1976)
  • Un marché aux puces (1980)
  • Belle lurette (1982)
  • Le jardin des Plantes (1985)

Legacy

French writer best known for his novel Le Caporal Épinglé (1947), based on his experiences as a POW in Germany, later adapted into a film by Jean Renoir.