Maurice Genevoix

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Maurice Genevoix

Maurice Genevoix (born November 29, 1890 in Decize ( Nièvre ), † September 8, 1980 in Xàbia , Alicante province , Spain ) was a French writer .

life and work

After completing his schooling at the Pothier high school in Orléans , he received access to study at the École normal supérieure , the French elite university for teachers in the high school and university sector. At the beginning of the First World War , Maurice Genevoix was drafted into military service and seriously wounded on April 25, 1915 near Les Éparges (18 kilometers southeast of Verdun).

In 14 of his works, Genevoix processed his war experiences and wrote reflections on his time as a soldier, based on notes made in the field. He dedicated the other part of his oeuvre to the landscapes, animals and people of his native Loire region. He also published stories from his stays in Canada (especially in the Rocky Mountains region ) and in Africa .

In 1925 Genevoix received the Prix ​​Goncourt for his novel Raboliot , published by Grasset .

In 1946 he was elected a member of the Académie française and served on the first committee of the SPAF Société des Poètes et Artistes de France (Society of Poets and Artists in France) from 1950 to 1960 .

Commemoration

His residence in the commune of Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel , which he bought in 1929, is still owned by the family today. Nearby, next to the church, an old winegrower's house has been converted into a museum dedicated to the life and work of Maurice Genevoix. His grave is on the Cimetière de Passy in Paris.

In November 2018, President Emmanuel Macron announced that in 2019 Genevoix's remains would be transferred to the Panthéon "on behalf of the 1914 generation" . The date was finally postponed to November 11, 2020.

Works

  • Oeuvres complètes , 22 vols., Geneva: Edito 1973.
War experiences
  • Sous Verdun .
  • Nuit de guerre .
  • La Boue .
  • Les Éparges ,

summarized in the volume Ceux de 14 . Sous Verdun was first published in German in 2014: Die von 14: Vor Verdun ( VAT Verlag , ISBN 978-3955180089 ).

literature

Web links

Commons : Maurice Genevoix  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Raboliot is the nickname of a poacher who fell into a passion for hunting and whose appearance is reminiscent of a wild rabbit. Nothing can stop him from his risky nightly activities. Observed suspiciously by Gendarme Bourrel, Raboliot exaggerates carelessness and mocks him in public. Bourrel responds to this challenge and a merciless fight ensues between the two men. The persecuted Raboliot flees into the woods and lives there like a wolf. After three months, overwhelmed by loneliness and tormented by the desire to see his family again, he returns ...
  2. ↑ www.loiretal-frankreich.de: Exposition permanent Maurice Genevoix
  3. ↑ France honors war author Maurice Genevoix , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, November 6, 2018, accessed on November 7, 2018
  4. ↑ FP: Le 11 November: panthéonisation de Maurice Genevoix. Retrieved January 31, 2020 (French).
  5. ^ The truth from the trenches in FAZ from December 6, 2013, page 33
personal data
SURNAME Genevoix, Maurice
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French author
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Decize (Nièvre)
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1980
Place of death Xàbia , Alicante Province , Spain