Marcel Aymé

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Marcel Aymé (1929)

Marcel Aymé (born March 29, 1902 in Joigny , † October 14, 1967 in Paris ) was a French storyteller and playwright.

Life

Coming from a humble background (his father was a blacksmith ), Aymé first began studying medicine and then worked as an insurance agent, bricklayer, painter, journalist, bank clerk and extras in film. After a long illness, he began to write and became a multi-award-winning writer. His realistically written novels and stories are characterized by a bizarre, often biting sense of humor, with typical urban-rural incidents often forming the background. His main work The Green Mare was filmed with great success, as were many other of his books.

Marcel Aymé died in Paris at the age of 65 and was buried in the Cimetière Saint-Vincent on Montmartre .

Reception and honors

Le passe-muraille . Jean Marais ' sculpture on rue Norvins in the 18th arrondissement .

In his honor, his place of residence at Montmartre, 26, Rue Norvins , was renamed to 2, Place Marcel Aymé , in 1989 a bronze sculpture by the actor and sculptor Jean Marais was inaugurated there, referring to his novella Le passe-muraille and depicting Aymé, the going straight through a wall. This novella was the basis for the film A man goes through the wall (1959, with Heinz Rühmann ) and was also made into a musical. The music was composed by Michel Legrand , the libretto was written by Didier van Cauwelaert . The musical was translated into German in 2009 by Edith Jeske and premiered in Germany in April 2012.

In 2015 an asteroid was named after Marcel Aymé: (85183) Marcelaymé .

Works (selection)

  • Le puits aux images (1932, German The picture fountain 1963)
  • La jument verte (1933, Ger. The green mare . Transl. Walter Widmer , 1952) (novel)
  • The elephant and the dog . Single story from Les contes du chat perché (1934-1946). Translated by Monique Lang. Arche, Zurich 1954
  • Le passe-muraille (1943, eng. The man who could walk through the wall 1949) (novellas)
  • La belle image (1941, transl. Noa Kiepenheuer : The beautiful madness 1949)
  • Travelingue . 1941
    • The wonderful hairdresser. Novel . Translated by Nathalie Mälzer , Karin Uttendörfer. Structure, Berlin 2013
  • Le confort intellectuel (1950, German The intellectual comfort 2013)
  • Les quatre vérités (drama 1954)
  • Les oiseaux de lune (1955, German The Moon Birds 1963)
  • The engagement and Oskar and Erik . Two stories. Übers. Lilly von Sauter . Fig.Paul Flora . Diogenes, Zurich 1956
  • Les Tiroirs de l'inconnu (1960, German The Drawers of the Unknown 1962, Kiepenheuer & Witsch) (novel)
  • Lousiane - Pièce en quatre actes (1961)

Film adaptations

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tilman Krause: We don't give a damn about the downfall . Review, in: The Literary World , May 25, 2013, p. 5
personal data
SURNAME Aymé, Marcel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French storyteller and playwright
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Joigny , France
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1967
Place of death Paris , France