Catherine Paysan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Annie Hausen
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| Born | Annie Roulette 4 August 1926 Aulaines, Sarthe, France |
| Died | 22 April 2020 (aged 93) Le Mans, France |
| Pen name | Catherine Paysan |
| Nationality | French |
| Genre | novel, play, short story, poetry |
Annie Hausen (born August 4, 1926 – died April 22, 2020) was a French writer. She was better known by her pen name, Catherine Paysan. A pen name is a fake name a writer uses instead of their real name. She won a big award called the Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL for all the amazing books she wrote during her life.
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About Catherine Paysan
Catherine Paysan was born Annie Roulette in a small French village called Aulaines. Her parents were Auguste and Marthe Roulette.
Her School Days
She went to a girls' high school in Le Mans from 1938 to 1939. Then, from 1939 to 1945, she went to a boys' high school. This was because the girls' school was being used as a hospital during that time.
Life and Career
After school, Catherine became a teacher at a college in Paris. There, she met her future husband, who was from Hungary. After they got married, she stopped teaching. She moved back to her home village.
She wrote many different kinds of books. She published several novels, which are long stories. She also wrote five books about her own life, called autobiographies. Plus, she wrote two collections of poems and two plays for the stage. Some of her stories were even made into movies!
In 1977, she received the Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL. This award honored all the wonderful writing she had done.
Special Honors
Catherine Paysan received some very important honors from France. In 2011, she was named an Officier of the Legion of Honour. This is one of the highest awards in France. She was also named a Knight in the French National Order of Merit. These awards show how much her country appreciated her work.
Her Books and Plays
Catherine Paysan wrote many popular works. Here are some of them:
- Écrit pour l'âme des cavaliers, a book of poetry (1956)
- Nous autres les Sanchez, a novel (1961). This book won the Grand prix du Roman.
- Histoire d'une salamandre, a novel (1963)
- Les Faiseurs de chance, a collection of stories (1963)
- Je m’appelle Jéricho, a novel (1964)
- Les Feux de la Chandeleur, a novel (1966). This book won the Prix des libraires de France. It was also made into a movie called Hearth Fires.
- Le Nègre de Sables, a novel (1968)
- Les Oiseaux migrateurs, a play (1969)
- Comme l'or d'un anneau, a book about her life (1971)
- L’Empire du taureau, a novel (1974)
- Pour le plaisir, a book about her life (1976)
- Le Clown de la rue Montorgeuil (1978)
- Dame suisse sur un canapé de reps vert, a novel (1981)
- Le Rendez-vous de Strasbourg, a novel (1984)
- La Colline d'en face, a book about her life (1987)
- 52 poèmes pour une année, a book of poetry (1989)
- La Route vers la fiancée, a novel (1992)
- Les Désarmés, a collection of stories (2000). This book won the Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle.
- La Prière parallèle, a novel (2003)
- L’amour là-bas en Allemagne, a book about her life (2006)
See also
In Spanish: Catherine Paysan para niños
