Edouard Axelrad
Édouard Axelrad (born June 10, 1918 in Paris , † 2006 ) was a French writer.
life and work
Axelrad was from the Gestapo arrested as resistance fighters and the Auschwitz deported . A German officer noticed his drawing skills and ensured his survival.
Axelrad experienced the end of the war in 1945 in Sachsenhausen concentration camp . He processed his experiences there in his autobiographical novel Le Jaune , which he published in 1988.
Honors
- 1985 Prix RTL grand public for his novel Marie Casse-Croûte
- 1995 Prix Claude-Farrère for his novel Au fil du fleuve
Works (selection)
- L'arche ensevelie. Novel . Julliard, Paris 1959.
- La terre de la gazelle. Novel . Lattès, Paris 1983.
- Marie Casse-Croûte. Novel . Lattès, Paris 1985, ISBN 2-253-03934-9 .
- Le Jaune. Novel . Lattès, Paris 1988.
- La cavale irlandaise . Presse de la Cité, Paris 1991, ISBN 2-258-03144-3 .
- Au fil du fleuve. Novel . Presse de la Cité, Paris 1994, ISBN 2-258-03462-0 .
Web links
- Biography of Édouard Axelrad
- Literature by and about Édouard Axelrad in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Information on Édouard Axelrad in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Édouard AXELRAD Profile In: gw.geneanet.org. Geneanet , accessed August 8, 2019.
- ↑ RTL (France)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Axelrad, Édouard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2006 |