André Savignon
André Savignon (born January 1, 1878 in Tarbes , † January 10, 1947 in London ) was a French writer. In 1912 he received the Prix Goncourt for the novel Les filles de la pluie , which describes daily life on the island of Ouessant .
Even before the First World War he was often in England (especially in Plymouth ) and also from 1939 when he was surprised by the war there. He then lived in London, where he died of pneumonia in a hospital. His main job was a journalist.
He was a Knight of the Legion of Honor .
Works
- Les Vigies des mers , Fayard, 1908
- Filles de la pluie , Grasset, 1912, Le Livre Moderne Illustré 1924
- Une femme dans chaque port , Flammarion, 1918
- Le Secret des eaux , Calmann-Lévy, 1923
- La Tristesse d'Elsie , Calmann-Lévy, 1924
- La Dame de la "Sainte-Alice" , Calmann-Lévy, 1926
- Tous les trois , Calmann-Lévy, 1928
- Saint-Malo, nid de Corsaire , La Renaissance du Livre, 1931
- Au petit bateau , La Renaissance du Livre, 1932
- Petits miroirs de la mer , with Abel Bonnard , Claude Farrère , Maurice Guierre , Jean Painlevé and Roger Vercel , Biomarine; Perceval, 1934
- Occupation , Édition de France, 1938
- Le Feu du ciel, Plymouth 1940–1941 , Le Cercle d'or, 1984
- Dans ma prison de Londres (1939-1946) , Ketel, 1962
Web links
- Information on André Savignon in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Savignon, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarbes |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1947 |
| Place of death | London |