Paul d'Ivoi
Paul d'Ivoi (actually Paul Charles Philippe Eric Deleutre ; born October 25, 1856 in Paris ; † September 6, 1915 there ) was a French writer .
Life
Paul d'Ivoi is a grandson of the well-known journalist Edouard Deleutre and son of Charles Deleutre , who was also a journalist. Both already used the pseudonym "d'Ivoi".
After studying in Versailles and Paris, he worked as a journalist for the Paris Journal and Figaro and wrote literary reviews for the Globe . Impressed by adventurous stories early on, he began to write them himself. His first novels were only moderately successful and are now almost forgotten. In 1894 he achieved his breakthrough with the novel Les Cinq Sous de Lavarède , which appeared in Le petit journal . The novel, stylistically based on Jules Verne , formed the prelude to a series of novels that grew to 21 volumes and became known under the title Les Voyages Excentriques .
Among the French successors of Jules Verne, his books were the most commercially successful and openly competed with his Voyages extraordinaires . In contrast to Verne's works, Paul d'Ivoi's novels are more adventure-oriented and more closely related. Many of the heroes appear in multiple works.
The character of Docteur Mystère , created by him , is also very popular as a comic series in Italy.
His works quickly became known outside of France as well. In Germany, only four of his works have appeared in slightly abridged versions to date.
Works
- Early works until 1894
- Le capitaine Jean
- La femme au diademe rouge
- Olympia et Cie
- Les Voyages Excentriques
- Les Cinq Sous de Lavarède , 1894 (with Henri Chabrillat )
- Le Sergent Simplet , 1895
- Le Cousin de Lavarede , 1897
- Jean Fanfare , 1897 (later republished under the title La Diane de l'archipel , German edition: The Diana of the Islands , see below )
- Le Corsaire Triplex , 1898
- La Capitaine Nilia , 1898
- Docteur Mystère , 1900
- Cigale en Chine , 1901
- Massiliague de Marseille , 1902
- Les Semeurs de Glace , 1903
- Le Serment de Daali a, 1904
- Le Prince Virgule , 1905
- Le Maître du Drapeau Bleu , 1907
- Miss Mousqueterr , 1907
- Jud Allan, Roi des Lads , 1907
- Le Roi du Radium , 1909
- L'Aéroplane Fantôme , 1910
- Les Voleurs de Foudre , 1910
- L'Ambassadeur Extraordinaire , 1911
- Le Chevalier Illusion , 1913
- L'Évadé Malgré Lui , 1914
- Plays
- Le mari de ma femme , 1887
- La pie au nid , 1887
- Le tigre de la rue Tronchet , 1888
- German translations
New Life Publishing House , Berlin
- Mr Lavarède's five soups , 1984
- The Diana of the Islands , 1986
- Corsair Triplex , 1989
- The Secret of the Glass Balls , 1991
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul d'Ivoi in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Literature by and about Paul d'Ivoi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Paul d'Ivoi at Open Library
- Paul d'Ivoi (in English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ivoi, Paul d ' |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Deleutre, Paul Charles Philippe Eric (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1915 |
| Place of death | Paris |