Marc Bernard
Marc Bernard, was a French writer, the winner of the French literary prize Prix Interallié for Anny in 1943 and of the Prix Goncourt in 1942 for Pareils à des enfants.
Life
Born in a working-class family, he became a delivery boy at age 12, then a metal worker. In 1929 he published a novel, Zig-zag, inspired by the surrealist movement, which brought him to the attention of Henri Barbusse. During the 1930s he wrote for Monde, a pro-communist newspaper, as a critic. He also co-authored short, sometimes intimate essays with his wife Else Reichman. The latter was an Austrian expatriate who held a PhD in literature but suffered from melanoma. A strong proponent of working-class literature, he founded "Le groupe des écrivains prolétariens" in 1932. For a short period he hosted a literary radio talkshow on National Radio.During the 1960s he wrote for the "Figaro littéraire".
In 1970 he was awarded the Grand Prix Poncetton for his work in general.
Works
- 1929 - Zig-zag
- 1931 - Au secours
- 1934 - Anny
- 1936 - Rencontres
- 1939 - La Conquête de la Méditerranée
- 1939 - Les Exilés
- 1941 - Pareils à des enfants
- 1945 - Vert-et-argent
- 1946 - Les Voix
- 1947 - La Zone - conté inédit, illustré par Jean Boullet. Edité au benefice du Comité de L'Enfance Inadoptée de Nimes
- 1949 - La Cendre
- 1950 - Une Journée toute simple
- 1953 - Vacances
- 1955 - Salut, camarades
- 1957 - La Bonne humeur
- 1961 - Le Carafon
- 1964 - Sarcellopolis
- 1970 - Mayorquinas
- 1972 - La Mort de la bien-aimée
- 1976 - Au-delà de l'absence
- 1977 - Les Marionnettes
- 1979 - Tout est bien ainsi
- 1984 - Au fil des jours
Category:1983 deaths
Category:Writers from Nîmes
Category:20th-century French non-fiction writers
Category:20th-century French male writers
Category:Prix Goncourt winners
Category:Prix Interallié winners