Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1925) Winner
Maurice Genevoix
モーリス・ジュヌヴォワ
Mōrisu Junuvowa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1890-11-29 （Decize, Nièvre, France）
- Died
- 1980-09-08 （Alicante, Spain） age 89
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Châteauneuf-sur-Loire → Loire area → Vernelles, Loiret → Paris
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Member of the Académie française
- Active Years
- 1914-1980
- Affiliations
- Académie française
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Pothier | — | General | — | — | France |
| Lycée Lakanal | — | General | — | — | France |
| École normale supérieure | — | Letters | — | — | France |
Lycée Pothier
General
Country:
France
Orléans
Lycée Lakanal
General
Country:
France
École normale supérieure
Letters
Year of Graduation:
1914
Country:
France
First in his class
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Prix Goncourt | Raboliot | — | Académie Goncourt | 受賞 |
| 1920 | Prix Blumenthal | — | — | Florence Blumenthal Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Grand prix national des Lettres | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix Goncourt
1925
Work:
Raboliot
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
受賞
Prix Blumenthal
1920
Organization:
Florence Blumenthal Foundation
Result:
受賞
Grand prix national des Lettres
1970
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ceux de 14
1916 War literatureTetralogy based on WWI experiences, depicting battles like Les Éparges.
WarComradeshipNature
Raboliot
1925 NovelStory of a poacher in rural France. Prix Goncourt winner.
NatureFreedomRural life
Rémi des Rauches
1926 NovelWork supported by Prix Blumenthal.
NatureAdventure
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich nature descriptionsConcise styleRealism
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureWWI memoriesRural life
Health
-
Spanish influenza1919年頃Moved back to Loire area
Legacy
WWI veteran writer known for war literature, member of Académie française, interred in Panthéon.
In Popular Culture
- Prix Maurice Genevoix named after him by Académie française
Trivia
- President of Friends of the Natural History Museum Paris 1970-1980
- Remains transferred to Panthéon in 2020