Alphonse de Châteaubriant facts for kids
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Alphonse de Châteaubriant
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Alphonse de Châteaubriant in 1933
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| Born | 25 March 1877 |
| Died | 2 May 1951 (aged 74) |
Alphonse Van Bredenbeck de Châteaubriant (born March 25, 1877 – died May 2, 1951) was a French writer. He became famous for his novels. He won the Prix Goncourt in 1911 for his book Monsieur de Lourdines. Later, in 1923, he received the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française for La Brière.
After visiting Germany in 1935, he became a strong supporter of Nazism. This was a political idea that led to World War II. He also supported fascist ideas and ideas that were against Jewish people. He did this even though it went against the French government.
In 1940, he started a newspaper called La Gerbe. This newspaper supported the Nazis. He also led a group called the Groupe Collaboration. During World War II, he joined a group that recruited French people to fight alongside the Germans. This group was called the Légion des Volontaires Français contre le Bolchévisme. In 1945, he left France and went to Austria. He lived there using a different name, Dr. Alfred Wolf, until he died in a monastery in Kitzbühel.
Alphonse de Châteaubriant's Books
Alphonse de Châteaubriant wrote many books during his life. Here are some of his most well-known works:
- 1908: Le Baron de Puydreau (a short novel)
- 1909: Monsieur de Buysse (a short novel)
- 1911: Monsieur des Lourdines (This novel won the Prix Goncourt)
- 1923: La Brière (This novel won the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française)
- 1927: La Meute
- 1928: Locronan
- 1933: La Réponse du Seigneur
- 1937: La Gerbe des forces
- 1937: Le bouquet fané
- 1938: Les pas ont chanté
- 1953: ...Des saisons et des jours... Journal de l'auteur, 1911-1924
- 2004: Fragments d'une confession – La sainteté
See also
In Spanish: Alphonse de Chateaubriant para niños
