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Roger Vercel

ロジェ・ヴェルセル

Roje Veruseru

Aliases: Roger Cretin

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1894-01-08 (Le Mans)
Died
1957-02-26 (Dinan) age 63
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Residence History
Le Mans → Dinan

Career

Occupations
Writer, Professor
Active Years
1930-1956

Education

École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
Military
Period: 第一次世界大戦中
Country: France
Entered during WWI

Awards

Saintour prize
1927
Work: The images in the work of Corneille
Organization: Académie française
Result: 受賞
Prix Femina
1932
Work: Au Large de l'Eden
Organization: France-America Committee
Result: 受賞
Prix Goncourt
1934
Work: Captain Conan
Organization: Académie Goncourt
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Captain Conan

1934 Novel

Story of soldiers after WWI

WarFriendship
Adaptations
  • [Film] Captain Conan / Bertrand Tavernier (1996)

Remorques

1935 Novel

Maritime story

SeaLove
Adaptations
  • [Film] Stormy Waters / Jean Grémillon (1941)

Au Large de l'Eden

1932 Novel

Maritime-themed novel

SeaExploration

Bibliography

  • Les images dans l'œuvre de Corneille
  • Lexique comparé des métaphores dans le théâtre de Corneille et de Racine
  • Un programme d'éducation générale in Disciplines d'action
  • Notre père Trajan
  • En Dérive
  • Au Large de l'Eden
  • Le maître du rêve
  • Capitaine Conan
  • Remorques
  • Léna
  • Sous le pied de l'archange
  • Jean Villemeur
  • La Hourie
  • Aurore boréale
  • La caravane de Pâques
  • Ceux de la Galatée
  • La peau du Diable
  • Atalante
  • Visage perdu
  • L'Île des revenants
  • Été indien
  • Du Guesclin
  • Le Bienheureux Charles de Blois
  • Nos vaillants capitaines

Adaptations

  • Stormy Waters (1941)
  • Du Guesclin (1949)
  • The murky waters (1949)
  • The great bulwarks (1954)
  • Captain Conan (1996)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Rich maritime descriptionsEnigmatic narrative
Recurring Motifs
SeaMarine lifeWar memories

Health

  • Poor eyesight
    第一次世界大戦中
    Limited to stretcher-bearer

Legacy

Known for maritime-themed novels, Prix Goncourt winner. Many works based on war experiences.

In Popular Culture

  • Several works adapted to film

Trivia

  • Fascinated by the sea but rarely went to sea
  • Dinan extinguished [prize] in 1957 (clarification needed)