Bernard Epin
Bernard Epin (born May 27, 1936 in Paris , † April 1, 2020 ) was a French writer and literary critic .
Life
Bernard Epin was born into a working class family. He attended a school in the 14th arrondissement . He spent his military service in Algeria . He joined the Parti communiste français in 1954 . From 1957 he was part of the editorial team of the communist magazine L'École et la Nation and later also its deputy editor. He also wrote for the magazines Révolution , Regards and L'Humanité . He specialized in children's literature as well as the literary criticism of these books. In addition, he published several essays and books.
From 1965 to 2001 he was also mayor of Saint-Ouen .
On April 1, 2020, Epin died during the COVID-19 pandemic in France as a result of a SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Publications
- Découvrir la littérature d'aujourd'hui pour les jeunes (1976)
- Profession chanteur (1977)
- Chez nous à Saint-Ouen (1983)
- L'éducation civique, c'est quoi aujourd'hui? (1985)
- Les livres de vos enfants, parlons-en (1985)
- La Révolution française: elle inventa nos rêves (1988)
- Les petits mots des petits mômes (1990)
- Le grand livre du jeune citoyen: avec le texte intégral de la Declaration universelle des droits de l'homme (1998, 2004, 2012)
- Mon premier livre de citoyen du monde (2000, 2012, 2014)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nicolas Turcev: L'auteur jeunesse Bernard Epin emporté par le coronavirus , livreshebdo.fr , accessed on April 5, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Epin, Bernard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and literary critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 2020 |