Jean de la Brète
Jean de La Brète , pseudonym for Alice Cherbonnel (* 1858 in Saumur , Maine-et-Loire , † 1945 in Breuil-Bellay , Maine-et-Loire) was a French writer.
Life
La Brète was the daughter of a Norman craftsman and his wife from Anjou .
Her first literary attempts reached back to her school days. She wrote for girls and young women and achieved her greatest success with her novel Mon oncle et mon curé .
Honors
- 1889 Prix Montyon of the Académie française for the novel Mon onclé et mon curé
- The Rue Jean de La Brète in Saumur as well as in Citay-la-Madeleine was named after her.
Works (selection)
- stories
- Conte Bleu. Amour lointain. Contes de Grand-mère . Plon, Paris 1928.
- Novels
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Mon oncle et mon curé . Plon-Nourrit, Paris 1889.
- German: My pastor and my uncle . Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1891 (translated by Natalie Rümelin)
- German: A girl of sixteen . Schwabenverlag, Stuttgart 1951 (translated by Maya Schaffrath-Schellhorn)
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Rever et vivre . Plon, Paris 1953 (EA Paris 1911)
- German: Roberts Brautfahrt . Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1913 (translated by Alwina Vischer)
- L'aile blessée . Plon, Paris 1914.
Adaptations
- movie theater
- Pierre Caron (Director): Mon oncle et mon curé . 1939.
- theatre
- Lucien Dabril: Mon oncle et mon curé. Comédie en trois actes . Paris 1935.
Web links
- Jean de la Brète
- Mon oncle et mon curé at Internet Movie Database
- Works by Jean de La Brète in the Gutenberg-DE project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | La Brète, Jean de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cherbonnel, Alice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saumur , Maine-et-Loire department |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1945 |
| Place of death | Breuil-Bellay , Dépt. Maine-et-Loire |