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Gérard Oberlé (born 27 November 1945,
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) is a French writer and bibliographer.


Origin and biography

Born in
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, of parents from
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originating from
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where his grandfather was a clog maker, Gérard Oberlé spent there his summers. An adolescent in Switzerland by the
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s at
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, then a student in classical literature in
Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
and The Sorbonne, he became an auxiliary master of Latin and ancient Greek in
Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...
, but must quickly leave teaching.


Ancient books

In 1967–1968, he became a bookseller of
used book A used book or secondhand book is a book which has been owned before by an owner other than the publisher or retailer, usually by an individual or library. Used books typically become available on the market when they are sold or given to a sec ...
s, after reading a small advertisement. In 1971 he opened his own shop. He has lived since 1976 in a manor house of
Nivernais Nivernais (, ) was a province of France, around the city of Nevers, which forms the modern department of Nièvre. It roughly coincides with the former Duchy of Nevers.peddler literature, roman noir, literary cranks, or else neo-Latin poetry in Europe from the XVIth to the XIXe. He is an expert at the Court of Appeal of
Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...
, an expert approved by the National Company of Experts. Passionate about humanism and scholarship, he has, in his researches and works, given priority to works ignored by the culture officially taught (among which , author, in 1594, of ''Mépris de la vie''): The baroque poets, the bizarre,
paraliterature Paraliterature comprises written works dismissed as not literary. It includes commercial fiction, popular fiction, pulp fiction, comic books and, most notably, genre fiction with works of science fiction, fantasy, mystery and others.:361 The term ...
, the little romantics, and so on. He has reprinted the ''Légendes et chants de gestes canaques'' by
Louise Michel Louise Michel (; 29 May 1830 – 9 January 1905) was a teacher and important figure in the Paris Commune. Following her penal transportation to New Caledonia she embraced anarchism. When returning to France she emerged as an important French a ...
, as well as various other forgotten works. As an editor, he published collections by , ,
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and
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.


Literature and bibliography

In 1989, the
Éditions Belfond Editis is a French corporate group, group of publishing companies, subsidiary of French group Vivendi. It is the second-largest Media of France, French publishing group, after Hachette Livre. History Editis was created in January 2004 by the reg ...
published his ''Les Fastes de Bacchus et de Comus'', a bibliographic catalog of an important collection of
gastronomy Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between food and culture, the art of preparing and serving rich or delicate and appetizing food, the cooking styles of particular regions, and the science of good eating. One who is well versed in gastr ...
books. In 1992, he wrote the catalog Kilian Fritsch, a book collector on wine and oenology, whose library was scattered during a sale organized by Guy Loudmer in 1993. In 2000, he became a writer, his first novel was a detective one. He is also a chronicler at
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. in the américan magazine ''
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'' and '' Lire'' and since 2012 at ''Lire''Fiche journaliste
on the website of ''L’Express''. He has a correspondence with
Jim Harrison James Harrison (December 11, 1937 – March 26, 2016) was an American poet, novelist, and essayist. He was a prolific and versatile writer publishing over three dozen books in several genres including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children’s ...
which partly appeared in ''Raw and the Cooked: Adventures of a Roving Gourmand'' in 2001.


Publications

*1972: ''De
Horace Walpole Horatio Walpole (), 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and Whigs (British political party), Whig politician. He had Strawb ...
… à Jean Ray : l’évolution du roman noir, gothique et frénétique'', Manoir de Pron *1983: ''La
Bibliothèque bleue ' ("blue library" in French) is a type of ephemera and popular literature published in Early Modern France (between and ), comparable to the English chapbook and the German '. As was the case in England and Germany, that literary format appealed ...
: livres de colportage du XVIIe au XIXe siècle'', Montigny-sur-Canne, Manoir de Pron *1985: ''Fous à lire, fous à lier : ouvrages écrits par des hétéroclites, fous littéraires, autodidactes, bizarres et autres'', Manoir de Pron *1986: ''La Bibliothèque Bleue en Normandie (with a notice on ) : livres de colportage de
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et
Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Louise Michel Louise Michel (; 29 May 1830 – 9 January 1905) was a teacher and important figure in the Paris Commune. Following her penal transportation to New Caledonia she embraced anarchism. When returning to France she emerged as an important French a ...
: légendes et chants de gestes canaques'', présentation édition 1900 *1989: ''Les Fastes de Bacchus et de Comus, ou histoire du boire et du manger en Europe de l'Antiquité à nos jours, à travers les livres'', Paris,
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, (1181 volumes described with bibliographical, historical, anecdotal information) *1992 ''Hécatongraphie'', Manoir de Pron *1992: ''Une bibliothèque bachique : collection Kilian Fritsch'', Loudmer *1993: ''
L̩on Cladel L̩on Cladel (Montauban, 22 March 1834 Р21 July 1892, S̬vres) was a French novelist. The son of an artisan, he studied law at Toulouse and became a solicitor's clerk in Paris. Cladel made a limited reputation by his first book, ''Les Ma ...
, le rural écarlate 1835–1892 : livres, correspondances et manuscrits ; notices by Pierre Saunier'', Manoir de Pron *1996: ''
Auguste Poulet-Malassis Paul Emmanuel Auguste Poulet-Malassis (16 March 1825 – 11 February 1878) was a French printer and publisher who lived and worked in Paris. He was a longstanding friend and the printer-publisher of Charles Baudelaire. Biography In his short six ...
, un imprimeur sur le Parnasse : ses ancêtres, ses auteurs, ses amis, ses écrits'', Montigny-sur-Canne, Manoir de Pron, et Imprimerie Alençonnaise *2000: ''Nil Rouge'',
Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Ga ...
*2000: ''Pera Palas'', Le Cherche-midi *2002: ''Palomas Canyon'', Le Cherche-midi *2002: ''Bibliothèque bachique de M. Bernard Chwartz'', Books and ancient and modern documents on wine, viticulture and
oenology Oenology (also enology; ) is the science and study of wine and winemaking. Oenology is distinct from viticulture, which is the science of the growing, cultivation, and harvesting of grapes. The English word oenology derives from the Greek word ' ...
, Paris *2002: ''Salami'',
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, (in collab. with
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) *2003: ''La vie est un tango'', collection of his chronicles broadcast on France Musique from 2001 to 2003,
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*2004: ''Retour à Zornhof'', Grasset et Fasquelle, (
Prix des Deux Magots The Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt. The name derives from ...
) *2005: ''Passion-Livre, Gérard Oberlé : exposition médiathèque Jean-Jaurès - Nevers, 26 November 2005 – 14 January 2006''.- Nevers : Bibliothèque Municipale de Nevers *2006: ''Itinéraire spiritueux'', Grasset et Fasquelle *2007: ', collection of chronics broadcast on France Musique from 2003 to 2004,
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*2009: ''Mémoires de Marc-Antoine Muret'', Grasset et Fasquelle *2012: ''Émilie, une aventure épistolaire'', Grasset et Fasquelle *2016: ''Bonnes nouvelles de Chassignet'', Grasset et Fasquelle, - Finalist of the
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References


External links


Gérard Oberlé
on Babelio

on ''
L'Express ''L'Express'' () is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''Réussir''. History ...
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''GERARD OBERLÉ PARCOURS ROMANESQUE''
on ''
L'Humanité ''L'Humanité'' (; ), is a French daily newspaper. It was previously an organ of the French Communist Party, and maintains links to the party. Its slogan is "In an ideal world, ''L'Humanité'' would not exist." History and profile Pre-World Wa ...
'' (5 June 1999)
''Itinéraire spiritueux'' by Gérard Oberlé
on Cepdivin.org (11 July 2013)
Oeuvre littéraire de Gérard Oberlé
on Librairie du Manoir de Pron * "L'interview de Gérard Oberlé", ''
Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace ''Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace'', commonly known as ''DNA'', is a regional daily French newspaper covering the Alsace region. History and profile ''DNA'' was created in November 1877 as ''Neueste Nachrichten'' by German Heinrich Ludwig Kays ...
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