Francis Huré (5 October 1916 – 4 November 2021) was a French resistant, diplomat and writer.

Biography

Huré was born in

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in October 1916. During the Second World War, he joined

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and the

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. He later became ambassador of France in Cameroon (1965–1968), in Israel (1968–1973), then in Belgium (1973–1980), experiences he recalled in the series ''Martin''. Huré died on 4 November 2021, at the age of 105.

Works

*1962: ''Le Consulat du Pacifique'', Paris,

Robert Laffont The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, 260 p. :: -

Prix Cazes Brasserie Lipp is a brasserie located at 151 Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It sponsors an annual literary prize, the Prix Cazes, named for a previous owner. History On , Léonard Lipp and his wife Pétronille opened ...

1963 *1992: ''Dans l’Orient désert ou Les Cahiers apocryphes du chevalier d’Onicourt envoyé au Levant, 1789-1793'', Paris,

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, 316 p. *2005: ''Nous ne faisons que passer'', Paris, , 246 p. *2006: ''Portraits de Pechkoff'', Éditions de Fallois, 192 p. :: -

Prix Combourg-Chateaubriand The Prix Combourg-Chateaubriand is a French literary award created in 1998 by Hervé Louboutin and Sonia de La Tour du Pin. It is awarded by the Académie Chateaubriand, under the presidency of Philippe de Saint Robert since 1999, in memory of the w ...

2006 :: - Prix Marcel Pollitzer 2008 *2009: ''Et la peine est toujours là'', Éditions de Fallois, 192 p. *2010: ''Martin à Moscou'', Éditions de Fallois, 146 p. *2010: ''Martin en Afrique'', Éditions de Fallois, 141 p. *2011: ''Martin en Israël'', Éditions de Fallois, 154 p. . *2014: ''Martin en dernier lieu'', Paris, Éditions de Fallois, 160 p.

References

External links

Sur la Fondation Charles de Gaulle

Francis Huré : "Ces gens-là venaient à New York..."
on Dailymotion

on Livre en famille

on Time magazine (7 May 1973) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hure, Francis 1916 births 2021 deaths 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century novelists 21st-century French novelists Ambassadors of France to Cameroon Ambassadors of France to Belgium Ambassadors of France to Israel Free French military personnel of World War II French Army personnel of World War II French centenarians Men centenarians People from Abbeville