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Gabriel Chevallier (3 May 1895 – 6 April 1969) was a French novelist widely known as the author of the satire ''
. He wrote two sequels: ''Clochemerle Babylon'' (''Clochemerle-Babylone'', 1951), and ''Clochemerle-les-Bains'' (1963). In the United States, the Clochemerle books were published under the English titles ''The Scandals of Clochemerle'' (for ''Clochemerle'' in 1937) and ''The Wicked Village'' (''Clochemerle-Babylone'', 1956).
Others translated into English include ''Sainte Colline'' (1937), ''Cherry'' (''Ma Petite Amie Pomme'', 1940), ''The Affairs of Flavie or The Euffe Inheritance'' (''Les Héritiers Euffe'', 1945) and ''Mascarade'' (1948).
Other books in French include ''Clarisse Vernon, Propre à Rien, Chemins de Solitude'' and ''Le Petit Général.''
Gabriel Chevallier (3 May 1895 – 6 April 1969) was a French novelist widely known as the author of the satire ''Clochemerle
''Clochemerle'', published in the United States as ''The Scandals of Clochemerle'', is a French satirical novel by Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969) first published in 1934. It centres on personal rivalries and local politics in the fictional ...
''.
Biography
Born inLyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
in 1895, Gabriel Chevallier was educated in various schools before entering Lyon École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts (; ) refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The term is associated with the Beaux-Arts style in architecture and city planning that thrived in France and other countries during the late nineteenth centur ...
in 1911. He was called up at the start of World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
and wounded a year later, but returned to the front where he served as an infantryman until the war's end. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...
. Following the war, he undertook several jobs including art teacher, journalist and a commercial traveller before starting to write in 1925. His novel ''La Peur'' (Fear) published in 1930 drew upon his own experiences and formed a damning indictment of the war. It was not published in English until 2011 (Serpent's Tail
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, ). He was married with one son and died in Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. T ...
in 1969.
''Clochemerle
''Clochemerle'', published in the United States as ''The Scandals of Clochemerle'', is a French satirical novel by Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969) first published in 1934. It centres on personal rivalries and local politics in the fictional ...
'' was written in 1934 and has been translated into twenty-six languages and sold several million copies. It was dramatised first in a 1947 film by Pierre Chenal
Pierre Chenal (; 5 December 1904 – 23 December 1990) was a French director and screenwriter who flourished in the 1930s. He was married to Czech-born French film actress Florence Marly from 1937 to 1955.
Work
Chenal was best known for film no ...
and in 1972 by the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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* 1895 births 1969 deaths Writers from Lyon Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur French military personnel of World War I French male novelists 20th-century French novelists 20th-century French male writers French Army soldiers {{France-novelist-19thC-stub