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Pierre Bost

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Pierre Bost

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1901-09-05 (Lasalle, Gard)
Died
1975-12-06 (Paris) age 74
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Residence History
Lasalle, Gard → Paris

Career

Occupations
screenwriter, novelist, journalist
Active Years
1924-1975

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Monsieur Ladmiral va bientôt mourir

1945 Novel 102 pages

La haute fourche

1945 Novel 77 pages

Hercule et mademoiselle

1924 Novel 218 pages

Bibliography

  • Hercule et mademoiselle
  • L'imbécile
  • Prétextat
  • Voyage de l'esclave
  • Crise de croissance
  • À la porte
  • Faillite
  • Anaïs
  • Briançon
  • Mesdames et messieurs
  • Le Scandale
  • Faux numéros
  • Un grand personnage
  • Homicide par imprudence
  • La haute fourche
  • Monsieur Ladmiral va bientôt mourir
  • Porte-Malheur
  • Un an dans un tiroir

Legacy

Known as a French novelist and screenwriter, particularly for collaborations with Jean Aurenche. Criticized by François Truffaut for his style of literary adaptations.

Trivia

  • Journalist Jacques-Laurent Bost was his brother.