Jacques-Francis Rolland
Jacques-Francis Rolland (born July 26, 1922 in Albertville , Savoie department ; died June 4, 2008 in Beauvais , Oise department ) was a French journalist and writer.
Live and act
Rolland was the son of the writer Louis Rolland (1900-1959).
Influenced by his father, Rolland also entered the Parti communiste français (PCF). There he made u. a. the acquaintance of Edgar Morin , with whom he fought together from 1942 as a member of the Resistance against the German occupation . Later he was also involved in the Mouvement national des prisonniers de guerre et déportés and worked with Roger Vailland .
After the liberation , Rolland got a job as a journalist for the communist daily Ce Soir . Jean Schalit later brought him to the editorial office of his weekly magazine Action . As an accredited journalist , Rolland reported on the Nuremberg trials for both newspapers .
In 1950 Rolland was able to catch up on his agrégation in Paris in order to then work as a history teacher. From 1956 he worked for three years as head of the arts section at France Observateur . His report on the massacre in Tbilisi earned him an “official warning” from the PCF, and his report on the popular uprising in Hungary in November 1956 led to his immediate expulsion from the party.
At the publishing house Éditions du Seuil , Rolland a. a. know the journalist Robert Lapoujade and was one of the signatories of his manifestos of the 121st of September 1960 .
Rolland died on June 4, 2008 in Beauvais and was buried there.
Honors
- 1984 Grand Prix du Roman for his novel Un dimanche inoubliable près des casernes .
- 1990 Prix des Ambassadeurs for the biography of Boris Savinkov. L'homme qui défia Lénine .
Works (selection)
- Autobiography
- Jadis, si je me souviens bien . Félin, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-86645-708-2 .
- biography
- Boris Savinkov . L'homme qui défia Lénine . Grasset, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-246-27481-8 .
- Novels
- La chute de Barcelone . Galliamrd, Paris 1952.
- Le grand pan est mort . Gallimard, Paris 1963.
- Le tango chinois . Gallimard, Paris 1970, ISBN 2-07-028378-X .
- Le grand capitaine. An aventurier inconnu de l'épopée coloniale . Grasset, 1976 ISBN 9782246003427
- Un dimanche inoubliable près des casernes . Grasset & Fasquelle, Paris 1984, ISBN 2-246-33161-7 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rolland, Jacques-Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albertville , Savoie department |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 2008 |
| Place of death | Beauvais , Oise department |