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Robert Francis

ロベール・フランシス

Robēru Furanshisu

Aliases: Jean Godmé

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1909-10-24 (Paris)
Died
1946-06-29 (Paris (Cimetière parisien de Bagneux)) age 36
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Paris

Career

Occupations
writer, civil engineer
Active Years
1928-1946
Influenced By
Thierry Maulnier, Jean-Pierre Maxence

Awards

Prix Femina
1934
Work: Le Bateau-refuge
Organization: Femina
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le Bateau-refuge

1934 novel

Part III of the novel series Histoire d'une famille sous la Troisième République.

familypolitics

Les Mariés de Paris

1935 novel

Part IV of the novel series.

familymarriage

Le Gardien d’épaves

1937 novel

Part V of the novel series.

family

Bibliography

  • La Grange aux trois belles (1933)
  • La Chute de la maison de verre - La maison de verre (1934)
  • Le Bateau-refuge (1934)
  • Les Mariés de Paris (1935)
  • Le Gardien d’épaves (1937)
  • Demain la France (1934, co-authored)
  • Une vie d'enfant (1936)
  • Un an de vacances (1937)
  • La Jeune Fille secrète (1938)
  • L'Oie (1939)
  • Souvenirs imaginaires (1941)
  • Histoire sainte (1941)

Legacy

French writer known for winning the Prix Femina in 1934. Associated with the Catholic right in the 1930s and authored political works.

Trivia

  • Real name Jean Godmé.
  • Brother of Jean-Pierre Maxence.
  • Co-founded literary magazine Les Cahiers with his brother in 1928.