René Guillot
René Guillot (* 1900 in Courcoury , Département Charente-Maritime , † March 26, 1969 in Paris ) was a French traveler to Africa and author of books for young people.
Live and act
After studying science, he went to Senegal as a teacher . He spent over 20 years in Africa and toured the whole continent. The materials for many of his books for young people come from this time.
Honors
- 1946 Prix du Roman d'Aventures for Les équipages de Peter Hill
- 1950 Prix Jeunesse for Sama, prince des éléphants .
- 1958 World Children's Book Prize ( Prix Enfance du Monde ) for Grischka and his bear
- 1964 Hans Christian Andersen Prize for Le grand livre de la brousse
- 1964 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his complete works
Works
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La route des éléphants . 1957.
- German: Agbasso. A film expedition in the West African jungle . SJ-Verlag, Solothurn 1960.
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Anne et le roi des chats . 1959.
- German: Anne and the wild cat . Blanvalet, Berlin 1960.
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La grande terre des éléphants . 1963.
- German: The great land of elephants . Blanvalet, Berlin 1965.
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Maraouna du Bambasson . 1962.
- German: The girl from Lobi . ÖBV, Vienna 1969.
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Crin blanc . 1959.
- German: The white wild horse . Obelisk-Verlag, Innsbruck 1974, ISBN 3-85264-056-3 .
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Le 397ème éléphant blanc . 1958.
- German: The 397th white elephant . Betz, Munich 1973, ISBN 3-7641-0708-1 .
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Prince de la jungle . 1946.
- German: The jungle prince . Verlag Maier, Ravensburg 1970, ISBN 3-473-39056-9 .
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L'étranger du port . 1961.
- German: Der Fremde vom Hafen. Engelbert-Verlag, Balve 1965.
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Le chef au masque . 1962.
- German: The chief with the gold mask . Engelbert-Verlag, Balve 1962.
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Le maître des éléphants . 1962.
- German: The Lord of the Elephants . Blanvalet, Berlin 1976, ISBN 3-7645-01562-7 .
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Kpo, la panthère . 1965.
- German: The Panther Kpo . Heyne, Munich 1972.
- The prince of the blue mountains . Blanvalet, Berlin 1969 (verses by James Krüss ).
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Les compagnons de la fortune . 1950.
- German: The treasure in the ivory swamp . Benziger, Zurich 1977, ISBN 3-545-32147-9 .
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Tam-Tam de Kotokro . 1956.
- German: The message of the drums .Boje-Verlag, Stuttgart 1957.
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Les éléphants de Sargabal . 1959.
- German: The elephants of Sargabal . Sebaldus-Verlag, Nuremberg 1960.
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Ouoro, le chimpanze . 1960.
- German: The source in the bush . Engelbert-Verlag, Balve 1964.
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Le voyage en ballon . 1962.
- German: The journey in the balloon . Boje-Verlag, Stuttgart 1966.
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Les cavaliers du vent . 1953.
- German: The knights of the wind . Ehrenwirth, Munich 1958.
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Le grand Marc et les aigles noirs .
- German: The black eagles . Blanvalet, Berlin 1968.
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Trois filles et un secret . 1960.
- German: Three girls and a secret . Blanvalet, Berlin 1962.
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Un château en Espagne .
- German: A castle in Spain . Blanvalet, Berlin 1971, ISBN 3-7645-7286-8 .
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Fodé Koro et les hommes-pantheres .
- German: Fodé Koro . Blanvalet, Berlin 1970, ISBN 3-7645-7285-X .
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Fonabio et le lion . 1963.
- German: Fonabio and the lion . Blanvalet, Berlin 1964.
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Cœurs sauvages. Cœurs de bêtes . 1969.
- German: heart of the wilderness. Animal stories . Neuer Tessloff-Verlag, Hamburg 1972, ISBN 3-7886-0310-0 .
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Ras al Gua. Post you sud . 1936.
- German: In the sand of Ras el Gua . Zeitbild-Verlag, Vienna 1938.
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Plein Nord . 1956.
- German: Inuk the sled dog . Blanvalet, Berlin 1966.
- My friend Ajax . Blanvalet, Berlin 1976, ISBN 3-7645-1569-4 .
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Le clan des bêtes sauvages . 1956.
- German: Mokokambo. The realm of the wild animals . Blanvalet, Berlin 1963.
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Le moulin de Nicolette . 1956.
- German: Nicolette and the mill . Engelbert-Verlag, Balve 196
- Pascal and the lioness . Engelbert-Verlag, Balve 1967.
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Red Kid de l'Arizona . 1959.
- German: Red Kid from Arizona . Blanvalet, Berlin 1965.
- Rex and Mistigri .
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Le cavalier de l'infortune . 1956.
- German: Ricardo and the horses . Blanvalet, Berlin 1966.
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The extraordinaire adventure de Michael Santanréa . 1951.
- German: Red wood from Botokro . Arena-Verlag, Würzburg 1962.
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Sama, prince des elephants . 1950.
- German: Sama, the elephant prince . Schaffstein-Verlag, Cologne 1957.
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Sirga. la lionne . 1951.
- German: Sirga the lioness . Bertelsmann, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-570-02473-3 (former title: Ule, the lion guardian ).
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Tipiti. le rouge-gorge .
- German: Tipiti, the robin .
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La princesse de la Bicle et le chevalier . 1968.
- German: forest fairy tale . Engelbert-Verlag, Balve 1973, ISBN 3-536-00354-0 .
- Grischka cycle
- Grichka et les turbans jaunes .
- La marque de Grichka .
- Grichka et les loups . 1960.
- Grichka et son ours . 1958.
- German: Grischka's great adventure . New edition Dtv, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-423-70076-9 .
- German: Grischka and Ajoki . New edition Dtv, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-423-70060-2 .
- German: Grischka and the wolves . New edition Dtv, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-423-70048-3 .
- German: Grischka and his bear . New edition Dtv, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-423-70031-9 .
Film adaptations
- 1993 Sirga - The Lioness .
Web links
- Literature by and about René Guillot in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Guillot, René |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Traveller to Africa and author of books for young people |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1900 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Courcoury, Charente-Maritime department |
DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1969 |
Place of death | Paris |