Prix Renaudot (Prix Théophraste-Renaudot)
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Edition 4 (1929) Winner
Marcel Aymé
マルセル・エメ
Maruseru Eme
Aliases:
Marcel André Aymé
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1902-03-29 （Joigny）
- Died
- 1967-10-14 （Paris） age 65
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Baptized in 1910
- Residence History
- Joigny → Tours → Villers-Robert → Dole → Paris
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, screenwriter, children's writer
- Active Years
- 1926-1967
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'Arc | — | mathematics | — | 1910年代 | France |
Collège de l'Arc
mathematics
Period:
1910年代
Year of Graduation:
1920
Country:
France
Showed more ability in mathematics than literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Prix Renaudot | La Table aux crevés | — | — | winner |
Prix Renaudot
1929
Work:
La Table aux crevés
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
La Jument verte
1933 novelA satirical family story set in a rural village, modeled after Villers-Robert as the fictional Claquebue.
rural lifesatirefamily
Adaptations
- [film] The Green Mare / Claude Autant-Lara (1959)
Translations
- English: The Green Mare
Bibliography
- Brûlebois
- Aller Retour
- Les Jumeaux du diable
- La Table aux crevés
- La Rue sans nom
- La Jument verte
- Maison basse
- Le Moulin de la Sourdine
- La Belle image
- Uranus
Adaptations
- Street Without a Name (1934)
- Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
- La Traversée de Paris (1956)
Translations of Works
- The Green Mare (English)
- The Walker-Through-Walls (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalrealism with fantasy elementshumorous
- Recurring Motifs
- supernatural eventsrural customshuman folly
Health
-
health issues幼少期から生涯Ongoing from childhood but able to serve military
Legacy
Monument in Paris's Montmartre at Place Marcel-Aymé based on 'Le Passe-muraille'. Many adaptations.
In Popular Culture
- Statue in Paris honoring 'Le Passe-muraille'
- Numerous film and TV adaptations
Trivia
- Grandfather was anti-clerical republican
- Father was a blacksmith
- Lost mother at age 2
- Refused Legion of Honour