Georges Ohnet

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Georges Ohnet

Georges Ohnet , actually Georges Hénot , (born April 3, 1848 in Paris , † May 5, 1918 ibid) was a French editor , journalist and writer .

Life

When the political situation normalized again after the Franco-Prussian War , Ohnet was appointed editor of the Paris newspapers Le Constitutionnel and Le Pays . In addition to this task, Ohnet was also able to do journalistic work in various other newspapers and magazines, such as B. Gil Blas .

In 1875, Ohnet also created the play Regina Carpi in collaboration with Louis Denayrouze . With the stage play Marthe , both were able to repeat this success two years later.

Ohnet was a great admirer of the writer George Sand and vehemently rejected the contemporary "realistic novel". With his novel cycle Les batailles de la vie he wrote himself in the hearts of his audience; official literary criticism categorically rejected it as trivial literature . But other of his novels - also in a dramatized form on stage - mostly failed the criticism. The editions of his books spoke a different language, and so after a while Ohnet was able to buy the Chateau Des Bondons near La Ferté-sous-Jouarre ( Seine-et-Marne department ).

Georges Ohnet died five weeks after his 70th birthday on May 5, 1918 in Paris, where he also found his final resting place.

Works (selection)

Novels
  • The quarry. Roman ("La grande manière"). Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1885 (2 vol.).
  • Serge Panin. Roman ("Serge Panine", 1881). Reclam, Leipzig 1910.
  • The cabin owner. Roman (“Le maître des forges”, 1882). Singer Verlag, Berlin 1933.
  • She wants. Roman ("Volonté", 1888). Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1888.
  • Last love. Roman ("Dernier amour", 1889). Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1889.
  • Pierre's soul . Roman ("L'âme de Pierre", 1890). Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1890.
  • The right of the child. Roman ("Le droit de l'enfant", 1894). Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1894.
  • The lady in gray. Detective novel (“La dame en gris”, 1895). Hillger Verlag, Berlin 1902.
  • The King of Paris. Roman ("Le roi de Paris", 1898). Weichert Verlag, Berlin 1913 (3 volumes).
Plays
  • Regina Carpi . 1875.
  • Marthe . 1877.
  • Le Colonel Roquebrune . 1896.
  • Les Rouges et les Blanc . 1901.

literature

  • Georges Grente : Dictionnaire des lettres françaises Librairie Arthène Fayard, Paris 1998.

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personal data
SURNAME Ohnet, Georges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hénot, Georges (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French editor, journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1918
Place of death Paris