André Pieyre de Mandiargues facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
André Pieyre de Mandiargues
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| Born | 14 March 1909 Paris, France |
| Died | 13 December 1991 (aged 82) France |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Fiction |
André Pieyre de Mandiargues (born March 14, 1909 – died December 13, 1991) was a French writer. He was born in Paris, France. He became involved with the Surrealists, a group of artists and writers. They explored dreams and imagination in their work.
André Pieyre de Mandiargues married an Italian painter named Bona Tibertelli de Pisis. She was related to another famous painter, Filippo Tibertelli de Pisis. André was also a very close friend of the painter Leonor Fini.
His Famous Books
André Pieyre de Mandiargues wrote many books. One of his most famous novels was La Marge. It was published in 1967. This book won the Prix Goncourt, which is a very important French literary award. Later, La Marge was made into a film in 1976.
Another popular book he wrote was The Motorcycle (published in 1963). This book was also turned into a movie. The film was called The Girl on a Motorcycle and came out in 1968. A young actress named Marianne Faithfull starred in it.
Inspiration for The Motorcycle
Mandiargues was friends with a motorcycle journalist named Anke-Eve Goldmann. She was probably the idea for the main character in The Motorcycle, named Rebecca. Anke-Eve Goldmann was special because she was the first woman to ride a motorcycle wearing a special one-piece leather racing suit. She even helped design this suit herself!
He also wrote an introduction for a book called Story of O. Some of his other writings were used in a film called Immoral Tales.
List of Works
Here are some of the books André Pieyre de Mandiargues wrote:
- Le Musée noir (1946)
- L'Anglais décrit dans le château fermé (1953)
- Le Lis de mer (1956)
- Le Belvédère (1958)
- Feu de braise (1959)
- La motocyclette (1963)
- La Marge (1967)
- Isabella Morra (1974)
- Tout disparaîtra (1987)
See also
In Spanish: André Pieyre de Mandiargues para niños
