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Jacques Séraphin Marie Audiberti (born March 25, 1899 – died July 10, 1965) was a French writer. He was famous for his plays, poems, and novels. He was also part of a special kind of theater called the Theatre of the Absurd, which explored life's confusing and sometimes silly parts.

Audiberti was born in Antibes, France. His father, Louis Audiberti, was a master builder. His mother was Victorine. Jacques started his writing career as a journalist. In 1925, he moved to Paris to write for newspapers like Le Journal and Le Petit Parisien. Later, he wrote more than 20 plays. Many of his plays explored the idea of good and evil fighting each other.

In 1926, he married Élisabeth-Cécile-Amélie Savane. They had two daughters, Jacqueline (born 1926) and Marie-Louise (born 1928). Jacques Audiberti passed away in Paris in 1965. He was 66 years old. He is buried in the Cimetière de Pantin in Pantin, France.

His Creative Works

Jacques Audiberti wrote many different types of works. He was known for his plays, but he also wrote poetry and novels.

Plays He Wrote

Audiberti wrote many plays that explored interesting ideas. Here are some of his well-known plays:

  • Le mal court (1947)
  • L'effet Glapion (1959)
  • La Fourmi dans le corps (1962)
  • Quoat-Quoat
  • L'Ampélour
  • Les femmes du bœuf

His Poetry Collections

He also published several collections of poems. His poetry often showed his unique way of looking at the world.

  • Des Tonnes de semence (1941)
  • Toujours (1944)
  • Rempart (1953)

Novels He Published

Audiberti wrote novels that told stories and explored characters in depth.

  • Le Maître de Milan (1950)
  • Marie Dubois (1952)
  • Les jardins et les fleuves (1954)

Other Notable Works

Besides plays, poems, and novels, Audiberti also worked on other projects.

  • La Poupée, which was a movie script based on one of his earlier novels.
  • Dimanche m'attend, a diary he published in (1965).

See also

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