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René de Obaldia

ルネ・ド・オバルディア

Runē do Obarudia

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1918-10-22 (Hong Kong)
Died
2022-01-27 (Paris, France) age 103
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Residence History
Paris

Career

Occupations
playwright, poet, author
Active Years
1949-2022
Affiliations
Académie française
Memberships
Académie française

Education

Lycée Condorcet
Country: France

Awards

Grand Prix du Théâtre de l’Académie Française
1985
Organization: Académie française
Result: 受賞
Prix Italia
1962
Work: Le Damné
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Génousie

1960 Play

A comedy replacing normal speech with a fantasy language of dreams and love.

fantasylovehumor

Le Satyre de la Villette

1963 Comedy

A comedy on modern subjects.

modern societyhumor

Du vent dans les branches de sassafras

1965 Play

Bibliography

  • Midi, poème (1949)
  • Les Richesses naturelles (1952)
  • Tamerlan des cœurs (1955)
  • Fugue à Waterloo (1956)
  • Le Centenaire (1959)
  • Génousie (1960)
  • Le Satyre de la Villette (1963)
  • Du vent dans les branches de sassafras (1965)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
light and easy stylehumorous treatmentfantasy language
Recurring Motifs
contemporary subjectscomical mannerdreams and love

Legacy

One of the most produced French playwrights for over fifty years, translated into 28 languages, elected to the Académie française.

Trivia

  • Great-grandson of José Domingo de Obaldía, second President of Panama.
  • Prisoner of war in WWII held by Germany.
  • Died at age 103.