Marius Grout
Marius Grout (born November 8, 1903 in Fauville-en-Caux , † May 1, 1946 in Le Havre ) was a French writer. In 1943 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Passage de l'Homme .
Grout was a teacher and since 1932 a member of the Quakers . In 1937 his first book was published, a biography of the Japanese Christian reformer and pacifist Kagawa Toyohiko . In addition to novels, he published poems (influenced by Francis Jammes and Paul Valéry ) and essays. He also kept a diary and published a play.
Several schools are named after him.
Works
- Kagawa, biography, 1937, new edition of Presses d'Île-de-France, 1946
- Le Poète et le Saint, essai, 1938
- Le Déluge, théâtre, 1939
- Musique d'Avent, Paris, Gallimard, 1941
- Mysticisme et poésie, Paris, Albin Michel, 1942
- Le vent se lève, Paris, Gallimard, 1942
- Passage de l'homme, Paris, Gallimard, 1943
- Poèmes, Paris, Gallimard, 1944
- Un Homme perdu, Paris, Gallimard, 1945
- Poèmes à l'inconnue, Paris, Le Seuil, 1945
- À un Jeune Poète, Paris, Éditions du Pavois, 1945
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grout, Marius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fauville-en-Caux |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1946 |
| Place of death | Le Havre |