Georges Auclair

Georges Auclair (born May 27, 1920 - April 4, 2004 in Paris ) was a French journalist and writer .

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Auclair studied philosophy, among other things, and then went to Paris. Shortly before the liberation of Paris , he began working as a journalist there. During this time he also joined the Resistance and fought against the Germans in Paris and the surrounding area.

On January 9, 1949, Auclair founded the Cercle celtique - Bro Gwenrann, which is still active today, together with Pierre Loquet and J. Le Bihen .

As soon as the Second World War was over, Auclair traveled several times to Germany - including the French occupation zone - and reported from there. These trips then led to his much-noticed and discussed novel Un amour allemand .

Auclair was later appointed to work at the Center national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS); as such he was also in Washington, DC for some time . In the USA he also worked as a lecturer in French literature. On September 6, 1960, Auclair was one of the signatories of the 121st Manifesto .

Georges Auclair died on April 4, 2004 in Paris and was buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery (Division 42).

Honors

• 1950 Prix ​​Interallié for his novel Un amour allemand .

Works (selection)

• Un amour allemand . Gallimard, Paris 1984, ISBN 2-07-020317-4 (EA Paris 1950)
• Le commun denominateur . Gallimard, Paris 1990, ISBN 2-07-020319-0 (EA Paris 1958)
• Le même et l'autre . Gallimard, Paris 1973, ISBN 2-07-028831-5 .
• Un vie barrée . Gallimard, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-07-020318-2 (EA Paris 1953)
• Histoire de mes idées philosophiques . Gallimard, Paris 1988, ISBN 2-07-071474-8 .

Web links

• Georges Auclair, signataire du "Manifesto des 121" (French)
• Bro Gwenrann (French)
• Georges Auclair at amis et passionés du Père-Lachaise (French)
• Georges Auclair at amis et passionés du Père-Lachaise (French)
• Judith Klein : Approaching Germany . In: deutschlandfunk.de from November 1, 2009.