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Georges-Emmanuel Clancier
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Georges-Emmanuel Clancier In Paris, France 1987
Born 3 May 1914
Limoges, France
Died 4 July 2018 (2018-07-05) (aged 104)
Paris, France
Occupation Poet, novelist, journalist
Awards
  • Prix Maurice Bourdet (1949)
  • Société des gens de lettres Grand Prize (1957)
  • Prix des Quatre Juries (1957)
  • Booksellers Award (1970)
  • Académie française Grand Prix (1971)
  • Prix Goncourt (1992)

Georges-Emmanuel Clancier (born May 3, 1914 – died July 4, 2018) was a famous French writer. He wrote poems, novels, and worked as a journalist. He won many important awards, like the Prix Goncourt for poetry. He also received big prizes from the Académie française and the Société des gens de lettres.

His Life and Work

Georges-Emmanuel Clancier was born in Limoges, France, on May 3, 1914. He started writing poems when he was young. In 1933, he began working for different journals, like Les Cahiers du Sud.

He moved to Paris in 1939. But in 1940, he went back to Limousin. There, he studied at universities in Poitiers and Toulouse. He also met other writers, like Joe Bousquet.

Helping the Resistance

During World War II, from 1942 to 1944, Clancier played a secret role. He collected writings from authors who were part of the French Resistance. He then secretly sent these texts to Algiers, away from occupied France. This helped share important messages during a difficult time.

After the War

After France was freed, Clancier worked at Radio-Limoges. He was in charge of programs there. He also became a journalist for the newspaper Populaire du Centre. He wrote many articles and talked on the radio about the artist Maurice Boitel.

Clancier also helped start a magazine called Centres. He worked with Robert Margerit and René Rougerie [fr] on this project. He also put together collections of poems and writings for a publishing house.

Working in Paris

From 1955 to 1970, Clancier worked in Paris. He was a secretary for the programming committees of French radio and television (Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française).

In 1956, he published his novel series called Le Pain noir (The Black Bread). In these books, he told the story of his own family. He wrote about his maternal grandmother, who was an illiterate shepherd. Le Pain noir was later made into a television show in 1974.

Later Years and Leadership

Clancier was a leader in several important organizations. From 1976 to 1979, he was the President of PEN France. This group helps protect writers who are in danger, jailed, or forced to leave their homes.

In 1980, he became Vice-President of the French Commission for UNESCO. Later, in 1987, he was Vice-President of International PEN. He also chaired the House of Writers from 1986 to 1990.

Georges-Emmanuel Clancier lived a very long life. He turned 100 years old on May 3, 2014. He passed away on July 4, 2018, at the age of 104.

Awards He Won

  • 1949 Prix Maurice Bourdet
  • 1957 The Grand Prize Société des gens de lettres
  • 1957 Prix des Quatre Juries
  • 1970 Booksellers Award
  • 1971 Grand Prix of the Académie française
  • 1992 Prix Goncourt

His Published Works

Georges-Emmanuel Clancier wrote many books throughout his life.

Poetry Books

  • Temps des héros, 1943
  • Le Paysan céleste, 1943
  • Journal parlé, 1949
  • Terre secrète, 1951
  • L'Autre rive, 1952
  • Vrai visage, 1953
  • Une Voix, 1957 (This book won the Prix Artaud)
  • Évidences, 1960
  • Terres de Mémoire, 1965
  • Le Siècle et l'espace, 1970
  • Peut-être une demeure, 1972
  • Le Voyage analogique, 1976
  • Oscillante parole, 1978
  • Mots de l'Aspre, 1980
  • Le Poème hanté, 1983
  • Le Paysan céleste, 1984
  • L'Orée, 1987
  • Tentative d'un cadastre amoureux, 1989
  • Passagers du temps, 1991
  • Contre-Chants, 2001
  • Terres de mémoire suivi de Vrai visage, 2003
  • Le Paysan céleste - Notre part d'or et d'ombre, 2008
  • Vive fut l'aventure, 2008

Novels He Wrote

  • Quadrille sur la tour, 1942
  • La Couronne de vie, 1946
  • Dernière heure, 1951
  • Le Pain noir (Part I), 1956
  • La Fabrique du roi (Part II), 1957
  • Les Drapeaux de la ville (Part III), 1959
  • La Dernière Saison (Part IV), 1961
  • Les Incertains, 1965
  • L'Éternité plus un jour, 1969
  • La Halte dans l'été, 1976
  • Le Pain noir (complete series), 1991
  • Une Ombre Sarrasine, 1996

Short Stories

  • La Couleuvre du dimanche, 1937
  • Le Parti des enfants, 1957
  • Le Baptême, 1959
  • Les Arènes de Vérone, 1964
  • L'Enfant de neige, 1978
  • L'Enfant qui prenait le vent, 1984

Autobiography (His Own Story)

  • Ces ombres qui m'éclairent (These Shadows That Light Me):
    • L'Enfant double (The Double Child), 1984
    • L'Ecolier des rêves (The Schoolboy of Dreams), 1986
    • Un Jeune Homme au secret (A Young Man in Secret), 1989

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