biography
| name: |
Clancier, Georges Emmanuel
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pronunciation:
[klãsyay]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1914– )
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| biography:
| Poet and novelist, born in Limoges, C France. His first novel, La Couleuvre du dimanche, appeared in 1937. Le Pain noir (1956) was followed by three more volumes on the semi-autobiographical family saga, adapted for radio from 1958 and then for television. He published poetry, Une Voix (1956) and Terre de Mémoires (1965), and panoramas of literature: De Rimbaud au Surréalisme (1955) and Ecrivains Contemporains (1965). He was a member of the editorial committee of the review Fontaine in 1940. Awards include the Prix Maurice Bourdet for radio broadcasts and the Grand Prix de littérature de l'Académie Française. |
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