| Birth: | Jul. 27, 1910 | | Death: | Dec. 22, 2007 | 
Author. Gracq was a leading French writer of the post-World War II era. Born Louis Poirier, he studied in Paris and dedicated his first novel, "The Castle of Argol" (1932), to Surrealist leader Andre Bretón. During the Second World War he served in the French Army. In 1950 Gracq began publishing the "Empédocle" magazine, which fiercely attacked contemporary literary culture. The following year he won the Prix Goncourt for his best known work, "The Opposite Shore" ("Le Rivage des Syrtes") but he refused the prize. His work was influenced by Surrealism and German Romanticism, but remained profoundly original. He taught high school history and geography until he retired in 1970. His many works also include "Le Roi Pêcheur," "Le Beau Ténébreux" and "Un Balcon en Fôret." He died in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, his birthtown. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Search Amazon for Julien Gracq | | | Burial:
Cimetière de Saint-Florent-le-Vieil
Saint-Florent-le-Vieil
Departement de Maine-et-Loire
Pays de la Loire, France |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
Record added: Dec 23, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 23529748 |
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Diddy & Doodle
Added: Feb. 7, 2012 |
Bon anniversaire, cher maitre.
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Tigress
Added: Jul. 27, 2011 |
For your fellow prisoners of war, you inspired both admiration and irritation for way in which you remained above the horrors of captivity. Bless you for being so wonderfully who you were.
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Tigress
Added: Dec. 22, 2010 |
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