Guy Mazeline
Guy Marius Paul Mazeline (born April 12, 1900 in Le Havre , † May 25, 1996 in Boulogne-Billancourt ) was a French writer. In 1932 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Les Loups .
Mazeline grew up partly in the Antilles and went to school in Le Havre from 1907 to 1915. He then rejoined his parents, who lived in the Seychelles , before attending the Le Havre School of Hydrography. During the First World War he enlisted in the Navy and was on a minesweeper in the Mediterranean. In 1922 he became a journalist and wrote for the Petit Marsellais in Marseille, reporting on the port and sports. In 1927 he went to Paris, where he wrote about legal cases for L'Intransigeant . His first novel was published in the same year.
His novel Les Loups , which tells the story of a wealthy Norman industrialist family at the end of the 19th century, surprisingly prevailed over Voyage au bout de la nuit by Louis-Ferdinand Céline at the Prix Goncourt . Celine was the favorite until shortly before the award ceremony (and shortly afterwards received the Prix Renaudot ), supported by Léon Daudet . While Celine was published by Denoël, Mazeline's publisher was the well-known Gallimard publisher , which was the decisive factor. Mazeline won by 6 to 3 votes, which was also seen as a scandal by many observers. At the time, however, he was still completely unknown in literary circles, while Mazeline was already an established author at Gallimard. But while Celine is a well-known writer today, Mazeline has been forgotten.
Works
- Piège du demon , 1927
- Porte close , 1928
- Un royaume près de la mer , 1931
- Les Loups , 1932
- Le Capitaine Durban , 1934
- Le Délire , 1935
- Les Îles du matin , 1936
- Bêtafeu , 1937
- Le Panier flottant , 1938
- Scènes de la vie hitlérienne , 1938
- Pied d'alouette , 1941
- La Femme donnée en gages , 1943
- Tony l'accordeur , 1943
- Un dernier coup de griffe , 1944
- Le Souffle de l'été , 1946
- Valfort , 1951
- Chrétienne compagnie , 1958
- Un amour d'Italie , 1967
Web links
- Ces prix Goncourt sont-ils encore lisibles? , Le Figaro November 6, 2008 (with a review by Les Loups)
- Information on Guy Mazeline in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Quercy.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mazeline, Guy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mazeline, Guy Marius Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Le Havre |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1996 |
| Place of death | Boulogne-Billancourt |