Jean Fayard
Jean Fayard (born January 24, 1902 in Paris , † September 26, 1978 in Dinan ) was a French writer, journalist and publishing director.
Fayard was the grandson of the founder of the Éditions Fayard and after the death of his father Joseph-Arthème Fayard (1866–1936) took over the management of the publishing house himself. In the same year he sold the magazine Je suis partout, founded by his father, to its editors (later it was a magazine for right-wing extremists and collaboration). In July 1940 he founded the magazine Quatorze juillet in London, which is considered to be the first publication of free France . But he returned to Paris that same year.
In 1931 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Mal d'amour (although in the same year the novel Nachtflug by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry appeared in competition ).
Works (selection)
- Deux ans à Oxford? Impr. F. Paillart, 1924
- Dans le monde où l'on s'abuse, Arthème Fayard, 1925
- Journal d'un colonel, Editions de la nouvelle revue française, 1925
- Trois quarts de monde: roman, Artheme Fayard, 1926
- Oxford et Margaret, A. Fayard, 1928
- Madeleine et Madeleine, Gallimard, 1928
- Bruxelles, Émile-Paul Frères, 1928
- Mal d'amour, Fayard 1931
- German edition: Liebesleid, Piper 1933
- Mes Maitresses, A. Fayard, 1941
- Roman, A. Fayard, 1945
- Lycée de jeunes filles, in: L'Allemagne sous le Croix de Lorraine, "Les Oeuvres Libras", 1945
- La guerre intérieure, Stock, 1974,
- Je m'éloigne, Plon, 1977 (received the Prix Louis Barthou of the Académie francaise)
Web links
- Information on Jean Fayard in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fayard, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer, journalist and publishing director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 1978 |
| Place of death | Dinan |