Jacques Perret (September 8, 1901,

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) was a French

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best known for his novel '' Le Caporal Épinglé'' (1947), which tells the story of his captivity in

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and of his escape attempts. This novel would later be adapted into a film by famous French director

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in 1962. Perret was nominated for the

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for the film ''

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'' (1954).

Works

;Chronicles * 1953 ''Bâtons dans les roues'', Gallimard * 1954 ''Cheveux sur la soupe'', Gallimard * 1957 ''Salades de saison'', Gallimard * 1964 ''Le vilain temps'', Le Fuseau * 1980 ''Un marché aux puces'', Julliard ;Novels * 1936 ''Roucou'',Gallimard * 1937 ''Ernest le rebelle'', Gallimard * 1947 ''Le caporal épinglé'', Gallimard * 1948 ''Le vent dans les voiles'',Gallimard * 1951 ''Bande à part'', Gallimard * 1953 ''Mutinerie à bord'', Amiot-Dumont * 1961 ''Les biffins de Gonesse'', Gallimard * 1969 ''La compagnie des eaux'', Gallimard ;Short stories * 1947 ''l’Oiseau rare'', Gallimard * 1949 ''Objets perdus'',Gallimard * 1951 ''la Bête Mahousse'',Gallimard * 1953 ''Histoires sous le vent'', Gallimard * 1955 ''Le machin'', Gallimard * 1981 ''Tirelires'',Julliard ;Memories * 1975 ''Grands chevaux et dadas'', Gallimard * 1976 ''Raisons de famille'', Gallimard * 1980 ''Un marché aux puces'', Julliard * 1982 ''Belle lurette'', Julliard * 1985 ''Le jardin des Plantes'', Julliard ;Various * 1964 Preface to Rabelais's ''

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'', Gallimard * 1965 ''Rapport sur le paquet de gris'', Aspects de la France * 1979 Preface to Alexandre Vialatte's ''C'est ainsi qu'Allah est grand'', Julliard * 1964 ''Trois pièces'' (Maximilien, Monsieur Georges, Caracalla), Editions Gallimard (plays) * 1989 ''Les collectionneurs'', Le Dilettante * 1991 ''Articles de sport'', Julliard * 1992 ''Comme Baptiste...ou les tranquillisants à travers les âges'', Le Dilettante * 1996 ''François, Alfred, Gustave et les autres'', Le Dilettante * 2004 ''L'aventure en bretelles'', followed by ''Un Blanc chez les Rouges'', Le Dilettante * 2005 ''Chroniques'', Arcadia Editions

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* People from Trappes 1901 births 1992 deaths French monarchists 20th-century French non-fiction writers French prisoners of war in World War II French military personnel of World War II French Resistance members Prix Interallié winners 20th-century French male writers {{France-writer-stub