Jean Vautrin


Jean Vautrin, real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.

Life and career

After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the University of Bombay; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films.
He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the Prix Goncourt for his novel Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu.
His novel Le Cri du Peuple was adapted as a graphic novel by Jacques Tardi.

Filmography

Assistant director

India, Terre MèreParis nous appartientLes Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse
  • ''Le Jour le plus long''

Director

Screenwriter

Actor

Novels

À bulletins rouges, 1973Billy-Ze-Kick, 1974 - Novel adapted by Gérard Mordillat 1985Mister Love, 1977Typhon gazoline, 1977Le Mensonge - Chronique des années de crise, 1978Bloody-Mary, 1979 Groom, 1981 Canicule, 1982 - Novel adapted by Yves Boisset 1984La Vie Ripolin, 1987Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu, 1989 Prix GoncourtSymphonie Grabuge, 1994 Prix du roman populisteLe Roi des ordures, 1997Un monsieur bien mis, 1987Le Cri du peuple, 1998 Prix Louis-Guilloux in 1999. Adapted as a graphic novel in four books by Jacques Tardi in 2005.L’homme qui assassinait sa vie, 2001Le Journal de Louise B., 2002

Four French Soldiers

Adieu la vie, adieu l’amour, 2004 La Femme au gant rouge, 2004 La grande zigouille, 2009 Les années Faribole, 2012

Novellas

  • 1983 : Patchwork, Prix des Deux Magots 1984
  • 1986 : Baby-boom, Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle 1986
  • 1989 : Dix-huit tentatives pour devenir un saint
  • 1992 : Courage chacun
  • 2005 : Si on s’aimait ?
  • 2009 : Maîtresse Kristal et autres bris de guerre

Collaboration

Les Aventures de Boro, reporter photographe, with Dan FranckLa Dame de Berlin, 1987 - Novel adapted by Pierre Boutron 1991Le Temps des cerises, 1990Les Noces de Guernica, 1994Mademoiselle Chat, 1996Boro s’en va-t-en guerre, 2000Cher Boro, 2005La Fête à Boro, 2007La Dame de Jérusalem, 2009