Georges Magnane
Georges Magnane (born René Catinaud August 31, 1907 in Neuvic-Entier ; died September 12, 1985 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a French writer and translator.
Life
René Catinaud did competitive sports and studied English. He worked as a teacher. Under the pseudonym Georges Magnane, he published around fifteen of his own works, including novels, sports books and sports-sociological essays.
He has also translated works by Lisa Alther , Truman Capote , John Kenneth Galbraith , Mary Gordon , Ernest Hemingway , Seymour Hersh , JJ Lynx , Jan Morris , Iris Murdoch , Vladimir Nabokov , György Pálóczi Horváth , Philip Roth , John Updike , Todd Walton , Patrick White , Tom Wolfe from English into French.
Works (selection)
- L'Épée du roi . Gallimard, 1937
- Portonéro . Gallimard, 1938
- La bête à concours . Gallimard, 1941. Radio production 1947
- Les Hommes forts . Gallimard, 1942
- Gerbe Baude , Gallimard, 1943. Filmed in 1947 by Jacques Séverac under the title Nuit sans fin
- Les Beaux Corps de 20 ans . Gallimard, 1946
- Le Bon Lait d'Amérique . Bibliothèque française, 1946
- Plaisir d'amour . Gallimard, 1948
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Jeux de massacre, [pièce en 3 actes] . Radiodiffusion française, 1948
- Plaisir d'amour . Translation of Hannelore Scholz. Zurich: Scientia, 1955
- La Trêve Olympique . Albin Michel, 1950
- Le Génie de six heures . Albin Michel, 1951
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Où l'herbe ne pousse plus . Albin Michel, 1952 About the Oradour massacre
- Heaven holds its breath: Roman . Translation Karl Heinrich. Berlin: People and World, 1956
- Gagné-perdu , Gallimard, 1954
- L'amour do vite et bien . Albin Michel, 1958
- Les Chers Collègues: roman . Albin Michel, 1963
- Sociologie du sport. Situation du loisir sportif dans la culture contemporaine . Gallimard, 1964
- Des animaux farouches . Gallimard, 1978. Received the Biguet Prize in 1979
literature
- Gilbert Prouteau (ed.): Anthologie des textes sportifs de la littérature . Éditions Défense de la France, 1948
- Thomas Bauer: Georges Magnane: la plume et le sport . Preface by Bernard-Henri Lévy . Presses universitaires de Reims, 2015
Web links
- Literature by and about Georges Magnane in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Georges Magnane in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Thomas Bauer: Georges Magnane (1907–1985): la plume et le sport , Colloquium Limoges 2014. Program and short vita , PDF
- Georges Magnane (1907–1985) , at bnf
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Magnane, Georges |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Catinaud, René |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuvic Entier |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1985 |
| Place of death | Neuilly-sur-Seine |