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Marc Chadourne

マルク・シャドゥルヌ

Marc Chadourne

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1895-05-23 （Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze）
Died
1975-01-30 （Cagnes-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes） age 79
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Paris → Oceania → Cameroon → United States

Career

Occupations
Writer, Colonial administrator, Professor, Translator
Active Years
1927-1967
Influenced By
Joseph Conrad

Education

Sorbonne
Faculty of Letters
Country: France

Awards

Prix Femina
1930
Work: Cécile de la Folie
Organization: Prix Femina jury
Result: winner
Prix Paul Flat
1927
Work: Vasco
Organization: Académie française
Result: winner
Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française
1950
Work: all his work
Organization: Académie française
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Vasco

1927 novel

A novel set in French Polynesia, dedicated to the memory of his brother.

TravelColonialismLoss

Cécile de la Folie

1930 novel

Prix Femina-winning novel.

LoveMadness

Bibliography

  • Vasco (1927)
  • Cécile de la Folie (1930)
  • Chine (1931)
  • L'U.R.S.S. sans passion (1932)
  • Absence (1933)
  • Anahuac ou l'Indien sans ses plumes (1934)
  • Extrême-Occident (Tour de la Terre *) (1935)
  • Extrême-Orient (Tour de la Terre **) (1935)
  • Dieu créa d'abord Lilith (1937)
  • La Clé perdue (1947)
  • Gladys ou les Artifices (1949)
  • Quand Dieu se fit Américain (1950)
  • Le Mal de Colleen (1955)
  • Restif de la Bretonne (1958)
  • Isabelle ou le Journal amoureux d'Espagne (1961)
  • Eblis ou l'Enfer de William Beckford (1967)

Translations by Author

  • Translations of Joseph Conrad's novels

Legacy

20th-century French writer, winner of the Prix Femina. Known for works inspired by travel and colonial experiences.