Alain-Fournier was the pseudonym of Henri Alban-Fournier (October 3, 1886 – September 26, 1914^[1]), a French author and soldier. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created He was the author of a single novel, Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which has been twice filmed and is considered a classic of French literature. Le Grand Meaulnes is the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier. This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the

Biography

Alain-Fournier was born in La Chapelle-d'Angillon, in the Cher département, in central France, the son of a school teacher. La Chapelle-d'Angillon is a commune in the Cher department in central France. Cher ( Occitan: Char) is an administrative department located in the centre of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He studied at the Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, near Paris, where he prepared for the entrance examination to the École Normale Supérieure, but without success. Sceaux is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city École Normale de Musique de ParisThe École normale supérieure (also known as Normale Sup’, Normale, ENS, ENS-Paris, ENS-Ulm or He then studied at the merchant marine school in Brest. Brest (bʁɛst in French, in Breton) is a city in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.

From 1908 to 1909, he performed his military service. He returned to Paris in 1910 and became a literary critic, writing for the Paris Journal. Literary criticism is the study discussion evaluation and interpretation of Literature. Le Journal was a Paris daily Newspaper published from 1892-1944 in a small four-page format There he met André Gide and Paul Claudel. Paul Claudel ( 6 August 1868 &ndash 23 February 1955) was a French Poet, Dramatist and Diplomat,

From 1910 to 1912, while working as the personal assistant of the politician Casimir Perrier, Alain-Fournier worked on his novel, Le Grand Meaulnes, based on a number of different episodes and real persons in the author's life. The novel was published in 1913, first in the Nouvelle Revue Française, and then as a book. The year 1913 in literature involved some significant events and new books La Nouvelle Revue Française ( NRF, or The New French Review in English is a Literary magazine founded in 1909 by André Gide Le Grand Meaulnes was nominated for, but did not win, the Goncourt Prize. The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given to the Author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year" It is available in English in a widely-admired 1959 translation by Frank Davison for Oxford University Press. Frank Davison was a British Translator. He is best known for his translation of Alain-Fournier 's classic novel Le Grand Meaulnes.

In 1914, Alain-Fournier started work on a second novel, Colombe Blanchet, but this remained unfinished when he joined the army in August. He died fighting near Vaux-lès-Palameix^[1] (Meuse) one month later. Meuse (møːz is a department in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. His body remained unidentified until 1991, at which time he was interred in the cemetery of Saint Remy la Colonne.

Most of the writing of Alain-Fournier was published posthumously: Les Miracles (a volume of poems and essays) in 1924, his correspondence with the writer and critic Jacques Rivière in 1926 and his letters to his family in 1930. The year 1924 in literature involved some significant events and new books Jacques Rivière ( 15 July 1886 in Bordeaux &ndash 14 February 1925 in Paris) was a French " Man of letters The year 1926 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1930 in literature involved some significant events and new books His notes and sketches for Colombe Blanchet have also been published.

Works

• Le Grand Meaulnes
• Colombe Blanchet
• Lettre au Petit B
• Miracles (poems)

See also

• Nancay, Loire valley, France and the Loire Valley, widely thought to be the inspiration for the setting for Le Grand Meaulnes. Le Grand Meaulnes is the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier. Nançay is a commune in the Cher department in central France. Loire Valley (Vallée de la Loire is known as the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language.

Albin Schram manuscripts

A correpondance between Alain-Fournier and an unidentified woman was found in the Albin Schram Collection. Albin Schram (1926-2005 was one of the greatest collectors of autograph letters by shapers of world history It is a grateful letter for her introduction to Monsieur Hébrard and referring to his next work:

Il m'a proposé pour le Temps ce qu'il était le plus logique de me proposer: lui apporter mon prochain roman . Le Temps, ("The Time" published from April 25, 1861 to November 30, 1942, was one of Paris 's most important . . Ce second roman est, pour l'instant un peu retardé par une nouvelle oeuvre qui s'est mise au travers de ma route . . . Mais j'espère bien avant la fin de l'année avoir terminé Colombe Blanchet.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} mémoire des hommes

External links

• http://www.legrandmeaulnes.com/
• Works by Alain-Fournier at Project Gutenberg
• Le Grand Meaulnes (1967 film) at the Internet Movie Database
• Le Grand Meaulnes (2006 film) at the Internet Movie Database