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Maurice Constantin-Weyer

もーりす・こんすたんたん＝うぇいやー

Mōrisu Kon sutantan-Weyā

Aliases: Constantin

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1881-04-24 （Bourbonne-les-Bains, Haute-Marne）
Died
1964-10-22 （Vichy, Allier） age 83
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Residence History
Bourbonne-les-Bains (birthplace) → Manitoba, Canada (1904-1914) → France (from 1914) → Vichy (later years)

Career

Occupations
novelist, biographer, essayist, journalist
Active Years
1920-1950

Awards

Prix Goncourt
1928
Work: Un homme se penche sur son passé
Organization: Académie Goncourt
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Un homme se penche sur son passé

1928 adventure novel

A man scans his past in the Prairie and northern Canada in the early twentieth century.

Canadian prairiesadventureintrospection
Translations
  • English translation: A Man Scans His Past (1929)

La Bourrasque

1925 fictionalized biography

Fictionalized biography of Louis Riel.

Canadian historyMétis
Translations
  • English: The Half Breed / A Martyr's Folly (1930)

Vers l'ouest

1921 adventure novel

Adventure towards the West.

pioneeringWest
Translations
  • English: Towards the West (1931)

Cavalier de La Salle

1927 biography

Life and exploits of LaSalle.

explorerNew World
Translations
  • English: The French Adventurer (1931)

Bibliography

  • Complete bibliography see French Wikipedia

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Dynamic style in adventure novelsRealism based on Canadian experiences
Recurring Motifs
Canadian wildernesspioneer lifewar experiences

Health

  • war wounds
    1914-1918頃
    Wounded several times in World War I, decorated (Verdun, Salonique etc.).

Legacy

Prix Goncourt winner in 1928. Known for adventure novels drawing from 10 years in Manitoba, Canada. Returned to France, became journalist and prolific writer.

Trivia

  • Original surname Constantin; added second wife's name Weyer in 1920 for all works.
  • Lived in Manitoba, Canada 1904-1914, fueling much of his writing.