Marc Elder (Marcel Tendron) (31 October 1884,

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

– 16 August 1933,

Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine (, literally ''Saint-Fiacre on Maine''; br, Sant-Fieg-ar-Mewan) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The inhabitants are ''Fiacrais''. Situated near Nantes, Saint-Fiacre is surrounded by Mu ...

) was a French writer, winner 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 ...

for ''The People of the Sea''.

Life

He was a critic and art historian, a Knight of the

Legion of Honor 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 ...

, he was curator of the Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes. The Place Marc Elder in the center of Nantes is named for him.

Works

* ''Le Peuple de la mer,'' G. Oudin, 1914 * ''Deux essais: Octave Mirbeau, Romain Rolland'', G. Crès, 1914 * ''La vie apostolique de Vincent Vingeame'', Calmann-Lévy, 1917 * ''Le sang des dieux'', A. Michel, 1921 * ''À Giverny, chez Claude Monet'',

Bernheim-Jeune Bernheim-Jeune gallery is one of the oldest art galleries in Paris. Opened on Rue Laffitte in 1863 by Alexandre Bernheim (1839-1915), friend of Delacroix, Corot and Courbet, it changed location a few times before settling on Avenue Matignon. The ...

, 1924 * ''Gabriel-Belot, peintre imagier'', A. Delpeuch, 1927 * ''Pays de Retz'', Emile-Paul, 1928 * ''Les Dames Pirouette, J. Ferenczi & fils, 1929 * ''Croisières'' J. Ferenczi & Fils, 1931 * ''La belle Eugénie: roman'', Ferenczi et fils, 1931 * ''Jacques et Jean: bois originaux en couleurs de Robert Antral'', Ferenczi et Fils, 1931 * ''La Bourrine'' - Le Beau livre N°4, 1932 * ''Jacques Cassard: corsaire de Nantes,'' J. Ferenczi, 1933 * ''Marc Elder, ou, Un rêve écartelé'', Roger Douillard ed., Cid éditions, 1987

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elder, Marc 1884 births 1933 deaths Writers from Nantes 20th-century French novelists French art historians Prix Goncourt winners Knights of the Legion of Honour French male novelists 20th-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers