Prix Interallié (Interallié Prize)
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Edition 9 (1938) Winner
Paul Nizan
ポール・ニザン
Pōru Nizan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1905-02-07 （Tours）
- Died
- 1940-05-23 （Recques-sur-Hem） age 35
- Nationality
- フランス, French
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Tours → Paris → Aden
Career
- Occupations
- philosopher, writer, teacher
- Active Years
- 1926-1940
- Affiliations
- French Communist Party
- Memberships
- French Communist Party
- Influenced By
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Influenced
- Jean-Paul Sartre
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Henri-IV | — | Literature | — | — | France |
Lycée Henri-IV
Literature
Country:
France
Met Jean-Paul Sartre
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Aden Arabie
1931 NovellaAutobiographical novella based on his time in Aden, themed on youthful disillusionment.
YouthDisillusionmentColonialism
Les Chiens de garde
1932 EssayCritique of materialist philosophy.
Philosophical CritiqueMarxism
Antoine Bloye
1933 NovelDepicts social alienation in the middle class, based on father's experience.
AlienationClass
Le Cheval de Troie
1938 NovelLa Conspiration
1938 NovelExplores modern alienation and radical petit-bourgeoisie.
ConspiracyPolitics
Bibliography
- Aden Arabie (1931)
- Les Chiens de garde (1932)
- Antoine Bloye (1933)
- Le Cheval de Troie (1938)
- La Conspiration (1938)
- Morceaux choisis de Marx (1934)
- Chronique de septembre (1939)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Politically committedPrecursor to existentialism
- Recurring Motifs
- AlienationPolitical Extremes
Legacy
French communist writer whose works were republished by Sartre and influenced May '68 protests.
Archives
- marxists.org
In Popular Culture
- Grandson Emmanuel Todd
Quotes
-
I was twenty. I will not let anyone say that it is the best age of life.
Source: Aden Arabie (1931)
Trivia
- Resigned from French Communist Party after Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
- Killed in Battle of Dunkirk
- Friend of Jean-Paul Sartre