Henri Pourrat
Henri Pourrat (born May 7, 1887 in Ambert , Département Puy-de-Dôme , France , † July 16, 1957 there ) was a French writer.
In his novels he treated the mythically inflated nature. He was particularly well known for Le trésor des contes (13 volumes, 1948–1962), a collection of fables, legends and oral traditions from the Auvergne .
In 1941 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Le vent de mars .
Works (selection)
- Les vaillances, farces et gentillesses de Gaspard des montagnes (4 volumes, 1922–1931)
- L'homme à la bêche, histoire du Paysan (1940)
- Le vent de mars (1941)
- Le chasseur de la nuit (1951)
- Le temps qu'il fait, almanac (ed. 1960)
Web links
- Literature by and about Henri Pourrat in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entries in WorldCat
- biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pourrat, Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ambert , Puy-de-Dôme department , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1957 |
| Place of death | Ambert , Puy-de-Dôme department , France |