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Jean Vautrin

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Jean Vautrin
Born
Jean Herman

(1933-05-17)17 May 1933
Pagny-sur-Moselle, France
Died16 June 2015(2015-06-16) (aged 82)
Gradignan, France[1]
Occupation(s)Writer, film director/critic
Years active1958–2015

Jean Vautrin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ votʁɛ̃]; 17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.[2]

Life and career

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After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the University of Bombay; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films.[3]

He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the Prix Goncourt for his novel Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu.[4]

His novel Le Cri du Peuple was adapted as a graphic novel by Jacques Tardi.

Filmography

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Assistant director

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  • India, Terre Mère
  • Paris nous appartient
  • Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse
  • Le Jour le plus long[5]

Director

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Screenwriter

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Actor

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Novels

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  • À bulletins rouges, 1973
  • Billy-Ze-Kick, 1974 - Novel adapted by Gérard Mordillat 1985
  • Mister Love, 1977
  • Typhon gazoline, 1977
  • Le Mensonge - Chronique des années de crise, 1978
  • Bloody-Mary, 1979
  • Groom, 1981
  • Canicule, 1982 - Novel adapted by Yves Boisset 1984
  • La Vie Ripolin, 1987
  • Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu, 1989 Prix Goncourt
  • Symphonie Grabuge, 1994 Prix du roman populiste
  • Le Roi des ordures, 1997
  • Un monsieur bien mis, 1987
  • Le Cri du peuple, 1998 Prix Louis-Guilloux in 1999. Adapted as a graphic novel in four books by Jacques Tardi in 2005.
  • L’homme qui assassinait sa vie, 2001
  • Le Journal de Louise B., 2002

Four French Soldiers

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  • Adieu la vie, adieu l’amour, 2004 [vol 1]
  • La Femme au gant rouge, 2004 [vol 2]
  • La grande zigouille, 2009 [vol 3]
  • Les années Faribole, 2012 [vol 4]

Novellas

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  • 1983 : Patchwork, Prix des Deux Magots 1984
  • 1986 : Baby-boom, Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle 1986
  • 1989 : Dix-huit tentatives pour devenir un saint
  • 1992 : Courage chacun
  • 2005 : Si on s’aimait ?
  • 2009 : Maîtresse Kristal et autres bris de guerre

Collaboration

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Les Aventures de Boro, reporter photographe, with Dan Franck

  • La Dame de Berlin, 1987 - Novel adapted by Pierre Boutron 1991
  • Le Temps des cerises, 1990
  • Les Noces de Guernica, 1994
  • Mademoiselle Chat, 1996
  • Boro s’en va-t-en guerre, 2000
  • Cher Boro, 2005
  • La Fête à Boro, 2007
  • La Dame de Jérusalem, 2009

References

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  1. ^ "Mort du romancier et scénariste Jean Vautrin". Le Monde. 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Jean Vautrin : biographie et tous les livres". Fnac.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ^ Profile Archived 2010-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, livres.fluctuat.net; accessed 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ [1] Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Jean Vautrin - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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