Marc Bernard (6 September 1900 in

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– 15 November 1983 in Nîmes), was a French writer, the winner of the French literary prize

Prix Interallié The prix Interallié (Interallié Prize), also known simply as ''l'Interallié'', is an annual French literary award, awarded for a novel written by a journalist. History The prize was started on 3 December 1930 by about thirty or so journal ...

for ''Anny'' in 1943 and of the

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

in 1942 for ''Pareils à des enfants''.

Life

Born in a working-class family, he became a delivery boy at age 12, then a metal worker. In 1929 he published a novel, ''Zig-zag'', inspired by the surrealist movement, which brought him to the attention of

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. During the 1930s he wrote for ''Monde'', a pro-communist newspaper, as a critic. He also co-authored short, sometimes intimate essays with his wife Else Reichman. The latter was an Austrian expatriate who held a PhD in literature but suffered from melanoma. A strong proponent of working-class literature, he founded "Le groupe des écrivains prolétariens" (The Group of Working-Class Writers) in 1932. For a short period he hosted a literary radio talkshow on National Radio. During the 1960s he wrote for the "Figaro littéraire" (the weekly literary supplement to the daily newspaper ''

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''). In 1970 he was awarded the

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for his work in general.

Works

* 1929 - ''Zig-zag'' * 1931 - ''Au secours'' * 1934 - ''Anny'' * 1936 - ''Rencontres'' * 1939 - ''La Conquête de la Méditerranée'' * 1939 - ''Les Exilés'' * 1941 - '' Pareils à des enfants'' * 1945 - ''Vert-et-argent'' * 1946 - ''Les Voix'' * 1947 - ''La Zone - conté inédit, illustré par Jean Boullet. Edité au benefice du Comité de L'Enfance Inadoptée de Nimes'' * 1949 - ''La Cendre'' * 1950 - ''Une Journée toute simple'' * 1953 - '' Vacances'' * 1955 - ''Salut, camarades'' * 1957 - ''La Bonne humeur'' * 1961 - ''Le Carafon'' * 1964 - ''Sarcellopolis'' * 1970 - '' Mayorquinas'' * 1972 - ''La Mort de la bien-aimée'' * 1976 - ''Au-delà de l'absence'' * 1977 - ''Les Marionnettes'' * 1979 - ''Tout est bien ainsi'' * 1984 - ''Au fil des jours'' 1900 births 1983 deaths People from Nîmes 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers Writers from Occitania (administrative region) Prix Goncourt winners Prix Interallié winners {{France-novelist-20thC-stub