Roger Vailland
Roger Vailland (born October 16, 1907 in Acy-en-Multien in Picardy , † May 12, 1965 in Meillonnas near Bourg-en-Bresse ) was a French writer, essayist and journalist. His works include novels, plays, scripts, travelogues, and diaries.
To person
As a young man in Paris, Vailland co-founded the literary-esoteric artist group Le Grand Jeu . He spent his years as a reporter in Paris and Lyon . During the war he joined the Resistance ; after the liberation he traveled a lot. He wrote a number of dedicated books, including the Prix Interallié- winning novel Strange Game (1945) and the Prix Goncourt- winning novel Hart auf Hart (1957). Vailland openly professed communism , but from 1951 he and his wife lived in seclusion in the country. The novel 325,000 francs was a pamphlet against capitalism that was very popular.
His life was marked by many problems, including alcohol. He died of lung cancer. His books continue to be published in France, with a large number of posthumous first publications, including in particular correspondence, diaries and essays.
Works (selection)
Novels
- Strange Game - Drôle de jeu, 1945
- Les Mauvais coups, 1948
- Bon pied bon œil, 1950
- Un Jeune homme seul
- The young woman Amable - Beau masque, 1954
- 325,000 francs - 325,000 francs, 1955
- Hart auf Hart (in the GDR under the title: The Law ) - La Loi, 1957
- The Feast of Love - La Fête, 1960
- La Truite, 1964
- La Visirova, 1986
- Cortès, le conquérant de l'Eldorado, 1992
Diaries
- Écrits intimes, 1968
- Chronique d'Hiroshima à Goldfinger: 1945-1965, 1984
- Chroniques des années folles à la liberation: 1928-1945, 1984
Travel reports
- Boroboudour, voyage à Bali, Java et autres îles, 1951
- Experiences in Egypt - Choses vues en Egypte, 1952
Non-fiction
- Le Surréalisme contre la révolution, 1988
- N'aimer que ce qui n'a pas de prix, 1995
- Le regard froid: réflexions, esquisses, libelles, 1945-1962, 1998
- Experience du drame, 2002
Plays
- Colonel Foster is guilty - Le Colonel Foster plaidera coupable, 1951
Film adaptations
- 1959: Where the hot wind blows - film adaptation of Hart auf Hart , director: Jules Dassin
- 1960: Hunger for love - film adaptation of Les Mauvais Coups , co-author: Vailland, director: François Leterrier
- 1982: A Woman Like a Fish - film adaptation of La Truite , directed by Joseph Losey
Scripts
- 1947: Bouquinquant Brothers - co-author; based on a novel by Jean Prevost, directed by Louis Daquin
- 1955: Bel Ami - co-author; based on the novel by Guy de Maupassant , directed by Louis Daquin
- 1959: Dangerous Liaisons - co-author; based on the novel by Choderlos de Laclos , directed by Roger Vadim
- 1960: And dying of lust - co-author; based on a novel by Sheridan Le Fanu , directed by Roger Vadim
- 1961: The Night Before the Vow - co-author; based on a novel by Guido Piovene , director: Alberto Lattuada
- 1962: Night of Fulfillment - co-author; Directed by René Clément
- 1963: Vice and Virtue - co-author; Director: Roger Vadim
Web links
- Literature by and about Roger Vailland in the catalog of the German National Library
- French website about person and work
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vailland, Roger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer, essayist and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Picardy |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1965 |
| Place of death | Bourg-en-Bresse |