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Marius-Ary Leblond is the pen name of two historians, writers, art critics and journalists, George Athénas and Aimé Merlo, cousins, from
Marius-Ary Leblond is the pen name of two historians, writers, art critics and journalists, George Athénas and Aimé Merlo, cousins, from Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
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Their work was rewarded by 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 1909 for the novel ''En France'', which narrates the journey of two young Creoles, who came to study at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne may refer to:
* Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities.
*the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970)
*one of its components or linked institution, ...
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They occupied public positions, (George) as secretary to the Joseph Gallieni
Joseph Simon Gallieni (24 April 1849 – 27 May 1916) was a French soldier, active for most of his career as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies. Gallieni is infamous in Madagascar as the French military leader who e ...
from 1914 to 1916, and (Aimé) as conservator of France overseas museums.
They helped with the creation of the Musée Léon Dierx
Léon Dierx (; March 31, 1838 – June 11, 1912) was a French poet born in Saint-Denis in 1838. He came to Paris to study at the Central School of Arts and Manufactures and subsequently settled there, taking up a post in the education office. He ...
, in Saint-Denis de La Reunion.
Works
* ''En France'', novel, 1909. * ''La France devant l'Europe'', essay, 1913, Eugène Fasquelle Éditeur. * ''Le Zézère'', novel Fasquelle, 1903. * ''Le Secret des Robes'', novel in Algéria, Fasquelle. * ''La Sarabande'', novel, Fasquelle, 1904 ; rééditéd ''La Kermesse noire'', novel, 1934. * ''Les Sortilèges'', novel Indian Océan, Fasquelle, 1905. * ''L'Oued'', novel, Fasquelle. * ''Anicette et Pierre Desrades'', novel, Fasquelle. * ''Le Miracle de la Race'', novel, Albin Michel; édition aux « Maîtres du Livre », chez Crès. * ''L'Ophélia'', novel, Crès. * ''La Grande Île de Madagascar'', à « La Vie ». * ''Fétiches, contes de l'Océan Indien'', Éditions du Monde Moderne. * ''Ulysse, Cafre'', novel, à « La Vie », 1924. * ''Le Noël du Roi Mandjar'', with 15 aquatints of Ary Leblond, édition à « La Vie ». * ''Étoiles, Océan Indien'', Ferenczi. * ''Les Martyrs de la République'' Ferenczi et Fils: ** I. ''La Guerre des Âmes'', ** II. ''L'Écartèlement'', ** III. ''La Damnation,'' ** IV. ''La Grâce.'' * ''Les Vies parallèles'', novel, Fasquelle. * ''La Métropole :'' ** I. ''En France'', novel, prix Goncourt. ** II. ''Les Jardins de Paris'', novel, Fasquelle. * ''L'Amour sur la Montagne'', novel, à « La Vie ». * ''Nature, proses, dessins de George Bouche'', Delpeuch. * ''La Pologne Vivante,'' Perrin. * ''La Société Française sous la Troisième République'', Alcan. * ''L'Idéal du XIXe Siècle.'' * ''Galliéni parle...,'' 2 volumes, Albin Michel. * ''Peintres de Races,'' studies on European Art, van Oest. * ''Anthologie coloniale, morceaux choisis d'Écrivains français,'' J. Peyronnet et Cie, 1929. People from Réunion Collective pseudonyms Prix Goncourt winners French male writers Writing duos 20th-century French novelists {{Réunion-bio-stub