Georges Lubin

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Georges Lubin (born January 24, 1904 in Ardentes , Département Indre ; † February 13, 2000 ) was a French writer, private scholar, Romance scholar and literary historian.

life and work

Lubin grew up near Nohant-Vic and the castle of George Sand . After graduating from high school, he was first a high school teacher and then a banker in Paris until his retirement (1964). In his spare time he worked as a writer and homme de lettres and published seven novels and short stories between 1926 and 1954 ( Le vert paradis. La terre a soif. Changer de peau. L'inconnue d'Angoulême. Une jolie attelée. Maxime Rasquin. Le Rastreador ).

After the Second World War he decided to publish a complete edition of the correspondence of George Sand . This became the great work of his life in 26 volumes (Paris: Les Classiques Garnier 1964-1987-1995), which earned him numerous prizes and honors, as well as a commemorative publication.

Lubin was a Knight of the Legion of Honor .

Other works

Monographs

  • George Sand en Berry , Paris 1967, Brussels 1992
  • George Sand en Brenne , Tours 1967
  • Nohant , Paris 1976

Further editing activities

  • (Ed.) À la gloire du Berry , Châteauroux 1925
  • Georges Sand, Œuvres autobiographiques. Histoire de ma vie , 2 vols., Paris 1970–1971 (Bibliothèque de la Pléiade)
  • Album Sand , Paris 1973 (Bibliothèque de la Pléiade)
  • (with Alexandre Zviguilsky) Hommage à George Sand pour le 175e anniversaire de sa naissance, 1804-1979 , Paris 1979
  • George Sand, Carnets de voyages à Gargilesse , Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 1999

literature

  • Autour de George Sand. Mélanges offerts à Georges Lubin , Brest 1992
  • George Sand et autour de George Sand. La bibliothèque de George Lubin , Paris 1999
  • Le Monde February 16, 2000

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personal data
SURNAME Lubin, Georges
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French writer, private scholar, Romance writer and literary historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Ardentes
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 2000