Georges Conchon (9 May 1925 in St. Avitus (

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) was a French writer and screenwriter.

Biography

He grew up in a family of teachers,Pierre Maury:
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'. archives.lesoir.be, 31. Juli 1990. and after graduating in philosophy, passed the support of the parliamentary and between the Assembly French Union where he was division head from 1952 to 1958. He began writing, while traveling extensively, notably in Africa. He became secretary in 1960 debates in the Senate until 1980. He was journalist and novelist, he began his career as a scriptwriter in 1967. His first published novel will be ''Les Grandes Lessives'' in 1953, followed by ''Chemins écartés''. He is then hired by

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to ''France-Soir'' as a journalist. This experience led to ''L'État sauvage'', which earned him the

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in 1964. Before the Goncourt, he had received the Fénéon in 1956, then the Booksellers prize in 1960 for ''La Corrida de la victoire''. As a screenwriter, his record is brilliant, including ''L'Horizon'' (directed by Jacques Rouffio 1967), ''Sept Morts sur ordonnance'' (J. Rouffio 1976), ''La Victoire en chantant'' (Jean-Jacques Annaud 1976), ''

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'' (

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, 1978), ''La Banquière'' (Francis Girod 1980). It also works in television, directing A2 on a collection of films and with the launch of the series ''Châteauvallon''. Some of his books were made into movies, including ''

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'' and '' Le sucre'' by

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, the film was released in theaters in 1990. He was Chevalier de la

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and an Officer of the Order of Merit and Arts and Letters, and was politically active at PSU and then the Socialist Party.

Works

* 1953: ''Les Grandes Lessives'', Albin Michel * 1954: ''Les Chemins écartés'', Albin Michel * 1955: ''L'Horizon. Les honneurs de la guerre'', Albin Michel. (awarded

Prix Fénéon The Fénéon Prize (''Prix Fénéon''), established in 1949, is awarded annually to a French-language writer and a visual artist no older than 35 years of age. The prize was established by Fanny Fénéon, the widow of French art critic Félix Fén� ...

) * 1957: ''Tous comptes faits, Albin Michel'' * 1959: ''La Corrida de la victoire'', Albin Michel. Prix des Libraires * 1961: ''L'Esbrouffe'', Albin Michel. Prix des Volcans * 1964: ''L'État sauvage'', Albin Michel. Prix Goncourt * 1967: ''Le Canada'', Arthaud. Prix Montcalm * 1967: ''L'Apprenti gaucher'', Albin Michel * 1967: ''L'Auvergne'', Arthaud * 1969: ''Nous la Gauche devant Louis-Napoléon'', Flammarion * 1972: ''L'Amour en face'', Albin Michel * 1975: ''Sept Morts sur ordonnance'', Presses de la Cité * 1977: ''Le Sucre'', Albin Michel * 1978: ''

'', Jean-Claude Simoën * 1980: ''La Banquière'', Ramsay * 1983: ''Le Bel Avenir'', Albin Michel * 1986: ''Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur'', Albin Michel * 1987: ''Colette Stern'', Gallimard * 1990: ''Lacenaire'', Edition du Seuil * 1965: ''Pourquoi pas Vamos de Georges Conchon'', mise en scène Jean Mercure, Théâtre Edouard VII

Screenplays

* 1967: '' The Stranger'' by

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* 1975: ''

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'' by

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* 1975: ''

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'' by

* 1978: ''

'' by

* 1978: '' Le Sucre'' by Jacques Rouffio * 1980: '' La Banquière'' by Francis Girod * 1980: ''Une affaire d'hommes'' by Nicolas Ribowski * 1985: ''Châteauvallon (TV series) * 1986: '' Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur'' by Jacques Rouffio * 1990: ''Lacenaire'' by Francis Girod * 1994: ' (TV series) by

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Author

* 1966: ''L'Horizon'' by Jacques Rouffio * 1977: ''L'État sauvage'' by Francis Girod * 1978: ''Le Sucre'' by

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'' by Francis Girod

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conchon, Georges 1925 births 1990 deaths People from Puy-de-Dôme Prix des libraires winners Writers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Prix Goncourt winners Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery French male writers Prix Fénéon winners 20th-century French male writers