Édouard Estaunié
Édouard Estaunié (born February 4, 1862 in Dijon , Département Côte-d'Or , † April 2, 1942 in Paris ) was a French writer and homme de lettres .
Life
Estaunié studied at the École polytechnique ( Palaiseau ) until 1882 and then moved to the École libre des sciences politiques in Paris. After graduating there, he attended the École nationale superieure des télécommunications , also in Paris . Subsequently, he got a job with the postal administration .
On November 15, 1923, the Académie française accepted him as the successor to the late journalist Alfred Capus ( Fauteuil 24 ).
Two months after his 80th birthday, Édouard Estaunié died on April 2, 1942 in Paris, where he found his final resting place.
Honors
- 1908 Prix Femina for his work "La vie secrète"
Works (selection)
- L'appel de la route . 1921.
- L'ascension de M. Baslèvre . 1920.
- Bonne lady . 1892.
- Les choses voient . 1913.
- L'empreinte . 1896.
- L'epave . 1901.
- Le ferment . 1899.
- L'infirme aux mains de lumière . 1923.
- Le labyrinths . 1924.
- Mme Clapain . 1931.
- Un simple . 1888.
- Le silence in the campagne . 1926.
- Solitudes . 1912.
- La vie secréte . 1907.
Web links
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Estaunié, Édouard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and homme de lettres |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dijon |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1942 |
| Place of death | Paris |