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René Guillot

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René Guillot

Aliases: René Paul Guillot

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1900-01-24 （Courcoury, Charente-Maritime）
Died
1969-03-26 （Paris） age 69
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Courcoury, Charente-Maritime, France → Senegal (French West Africa) → Paris

Career

Occupations
children's writer, teacher
Active Years
1920-1969

Awards

Hans Christian Andersen Medal
1964
Category: Writing
Organization: International Board on Books for Young People
Result: winner
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
1958
Work: The 397th White Elephant
Result: named

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kpo the Leopard

1955 children's literature 160 pages

Adventure story featuring a leopard in Africa.

animal adventurenaturefriendship
Translations
  • English (trans. Gwen Marsh)

The 397th White Elephant

1957 children's literature

Story about the 397th white elephant.

mythfate

Sirga: Queen of the African Bush

children's literature

Story of a lioness queen in African bush.

wild animalsmotherhood
Adaptations
  • [film] L'Enfant Lion / Patrick Grandperret (1993)

Bibliography

  • Kpo the Leopard
  • The 397th White Elephant
  • The Wild White Stallion
  • Grishka and the Bear
  • Master of the Elephants
  • Riders of the Wind
  • The Wind of Chance
  • Little Dog Lost
  • Balloon Journey
  • The Castle of the Crested Bird
  • Fodai and the Leopard-Men
  • Tales of Magic
  • Pascal and the Lioness

Adaptations

  • L'Enfant Lion (1993, dir. Patrick Grandperret)
  • Le Maître des éléphants (1995, dir. Patrick Grandperret)
  • Little Dog Lost (1963, TV, Disneyland)
  • Fort de la solitude (1948, dir. Robert Vernay)

Translations of Works

  • Many works translated to English

Style & Themes

Literary Style
adventurous narrativeanimal-centered fantasy
Recurring Motifs
African wildlifeadventure and friendship

Legacy

Renowned children's author for animal stories based on African experiences, recipient of Hans Christian Andersen Medal.

Trivia

  • Spent over 20 years in French West Africa.
  • African experiences form basis of his works.