Maurice Denuzière

Maurice Denuzière (born August 29, 1926 in Saint-Étienne , Loire department ) is a French writer.

Life

After graduating, Denuzière got a job as a journalist. From 1951 he worked for France Soir and Le Monde and from this time Denuzière began to write his own literary works.

In addition to many literary works, of which his Louisiana cycle is probably best known, Denuzière also wrote a number of non-fiction books.

Honors

• 1961 Prix ​​Claude-Farrère
• 1980 Premio Bancarella for the novel Louisiane
• 2010 Commandeur des Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Works (selection)

Novel cycles

• Louisiana cycle

1. Louisiana. Roman (Louisiane, 1977). Molden, Vienna et al. 1978, ISBN 3-217-00906-1
2. In the great city of New Orleans (Fausse-Rivière, 1979). Goldmann, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-442-06583-6 .
3. On the great Mississippi River (Bagatelle, 1981). Goldmann, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-442-06584-4 .
4. Les trois chênes . Denoël, Paris 1985, ISBN 2-207-23092-9 .
5. L'adieu au sud . Denoël, Paris 1987, ISBN 2-207-23364-2 .
6. Les années Louisiane . Denoël, Paris 1987, ISBN 2-207-23430-4 .

• Helvetia cycle

1. Helvétie . Fayard, Paris 1992,
2. Rive-Reine . Fayard, Paris 1994, ISBN 978-2-213-65535-2 .
3. French-speaking Switzerland . Denoël, 1996, ISBN 2-207-24474-1 .
4. Beauregard . Denoël, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-207-24718-X .

• Bahamas cycle

1. Le pont de Buena Vista . Fayard, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-213-61475-X .
2. Return à soledad . Fayard, Paris 2005, ISBN 2-213-62362-7 .
3. Un paradis perdu . Fayard, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-213-62376-4 .

Standalones

• When the dog takes a master ... A cheerful story for dog lovers and everyone who has always wanted to become one (Un chien de Saison, 1979). Droemer Knaur, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-426-01493-9 .
• When father had the idea to move to the country. A cheerful family novel (Pour amuser les coccinelles, 2003). Rowohlt, Reinbek 1987, ISBN 3-499-15878-7 .
• Une tombe en Toscane . Fayard, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-213-60392-8 .
• L'amour flou . Denoël, Paris 1988, ISBN 2-207-23512-2 .
• Le Cornac . Fayard, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-213-60539-4 .
• Amélie ou la concordance des temps . Fayard, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-213-60877-6 .
• L'Alsacienne . Fayard, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-213-63398-5 .
• Un homme sans ambition . Fayard, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-213-63388-6 .

Youth books

• Alerte en Stéphanie. Conte . Hachette, Paris 1982, ISBN 2-01-009005-5 .

Non-fiction

• Lettres de l'étranger . Denoël, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-207-24366-4 .
• Et pourtant elle tourne . Fayard, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-213-60218-2 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Maurice Denuzière in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Originated between January 1970 and August 1972 after Recueil de chroniques in Le Monde .
2. ^ Originated between 1974 and 1978 based on articles in Le Monde .