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François Augiéras (18 July 1925 – 13 December 1971) was an American-born French painter and writer.Robert Aldrich, ''Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day'', Routledge, 2000, pp. 22-2

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Biography

François Augiéras was born in
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, two months after his father's death. His father taught the piano at the
Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music (B.M ...
. He moved to France (Paris and later
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) with his mother. At the age of fourteen, he left home and started on a nomadic life. In 1944, he joined the
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. He spent some time in a
psychiatric asylum Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociati ...
and in a monastery. He later moved to
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, where his uncle lived. His first novel, ''The Old Man and the Child'', is loosely based on the avuncular rapport that ensued. His novels deal with
incest Incest ( ) is human sexual activity between family members or close relatives. This typically includes sexual activity between people in consanguinity (blood relations), and sometimes those related by affinity (marriage or stepfamily), adoption ...
,
homosexuality Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to peop ...
,
sadism Sadism may refer to: * Sadomasochism, the giving or receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation * Sadistic personality disorder, an obsolete term proposed for individuals who derive pleasure from the s ...
and even bestiality. They also describe his trips to
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and
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.
André Gide André Paul Guillaume Gide (; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the Symbolism (arts), symbolist movement, to the advent o ...
acted as one of his mentors. He died in a public hospital in Dordogne in 1971.


Bibliography

*''The Old Man and the Child'' (1954) *''Zirara'' (1957) *''Le Voyage des morts'' (1959) *''Une adolescence au temps du Maréchal et de multiples aventures'' (1968) *''Un voyage au Mont Athos'' (1970) *'' Sorcerer's Apprentice (1964) *''Domme ou l'Essai d'occupation'' (1982) *''Les Barbares d'Occident'' (1990) *''Lettres à Paul Placet'' (2000) *''Le Diable ermite'' (2002) *''La Chasse fantastique'' (2005)


Legacy

*The ''Association François Augiéras'' is headquartered in
Domme, Dordogne Domme (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is sometimes called the ''"Acropolis of the Périgord"''. Geography Domme is above sea level on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Dordogne river. ...
, France. *''The Double Steps'', a 2012 film directed by
Isaki Lacuesta Isaki Lacuesta (born 1975, Girona) is a Spanish film director from Catalonia. His work includes documentary film, narrative film and video art. Lacuesta was born into a family of Basque origin. He studied audiovisual communication at the Autonomo ...
, based on François Augiéras.


References

1925 births 1971 deaths Artists from Rochester, New York French erotica writers 20th-century French male writers French LGBT novelists 20th-century French novelists French male novelists Writers from Rochester, New York 20th-century French LGBT people {{NewYork-bio-stub