Jean de La Varende
Jean de La Varende, born 24 May 1887 at château de Bonneville in Chamblac, Eure, died 8 June 1959, was a French writer. He wrote novels, short stories, biographies and monographies, in particular on the subject of Normandy. He initially tried to become a marine officer like his father, but gave up due to his weak heart. He was elected into the Académie Goncourt in 1942.[1]
He received the 1938 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for Centaur of God.[2] His 1936 novel Leather-Nose was the basis for the 1952 film Leathernose, directed by Yves Allégret.[3]
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- ↑ "Jean de La Varende" (in French). Evene. http://evene.lefigaro.fr/celebre/biographie/jean-de-la-varende-408.php. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ↑ "Grand Prix du Roman" (in French). academie-francaise.fr. Académie française. http://academie-francaise.fr/grand-prix-du-roman. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ↑ Baecque, Antoine de; Toubiana, Serge (2000). Truffaut. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-520-22524-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=a2H0AiDn4XIC&pg=PA389.
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