Roger Rabiniaux (3 December 1914 – 27 October 1986
[Notice « Bellion (Roger, Nicolas, Pierre) » (né en 1914), pages 78 et 79 ''in'' René Bargeton, ''Dictionnaire biographique des préfets'' (septembre 1870mai 1982), Paris, ]Archives nationales (France)
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, 1994, 555 pages, 26 cm .) was a French writer and poet.
Biography
Rabiniaud was a pupil at the lycée of
Fontainebleau
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and at
Lycée Lakanal
Lycée Lakanal is a public secondary school in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. It was named after Joseph Lakanal, a French politician, and an original member of the Institut de France. The school also offers a midd ...
of
Sceaux,
Hauts-de-Seine
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.
A teacher after having studied literature and law, then public works official (1940–1942), he was an editor in the Office of the Secretary of State for Communications
Jean Berthelot
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He engaged into the
Résistance
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and entered the prefectural administration of
Vichy France
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in 1942.
He published poems in various literary magazines before publishing the five volumes of ''Un jeune homme des années trente'' - including ''Le Soleil des dortoirs'' - and manifested himself brilliantly in 1951 by publishing ''L'Honneur de Pédonzigue'', a book sponsored by
Maurice Nadeau
Maurice Nadeau (21 May 1911 – 16 June 2013) was a French teacher, writer, literary critic, and editor. He was born in Paris.
He was the father of the actress Claire Nadeau and the film director Gilles Nadeau.
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,
Jean Paulhan
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and
Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo ('' Ouvroir de littérature potentielle''), notable for his wit and cynical humour.
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[Patrick Berthomeau, ''Magazine littéraire'', , octobre 1989, ]
He was a member of the , the Académie Rabelais, laureate of the
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire for ''Les Faubourgs du ciel'' (1942), of the
Prix Courteline The Prix Courteline is a French prize rewarding cinematic humour, named in tribute to Georges Courteline (1858-1929). It was founded in 1930 by Roland Dorgelès. It was originally awarded every two years.
Winners
*1930 : Marcel Andrys
*1932 : Marce ...
for ''Les Enragées de Cornebourg'' (1957), and the
Prix Sainte-Beuve The Prix Sainte-Beuve, established in 1946, is a French literary prize awarded each year to a writer in the categories "novels" (or "poetry") and "essays" (or "critics"); it is named after the writer Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve. The founding jury ...
for ''Le Soleil des dortoirs'' (1965).
Works
*1951: ''L'Honneur de Pédonzigue'', preface by
Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo ('' Ouvroir de littérature potentielle''), notable for his wit and cynical humour.
Biography
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*1952: ''Les Vertus craboncrague'',
*1957: ''Les Enragées de Cornebourg'',
*1958: ''Impossible d'être abject'', Buchet/Chastel
*1964: ''Les Rues de Levallois'', Buchet/Chastel
*1966: ''À la chaleur des hommes'', Buchet/Chastel
*1971: ''La Bataille de Saumur'', Buchet-Chastel
*1973: ''Les Bonheurs de la guerre'', Buchet/Chastel
*1978: ''La Fin de Pédonzigue'', Simoën
References
External links
Article consacré à Roger Rabiniaux sur le site ''Le Matricule des Anges''
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20th-century French poets
Lycée Lakanal alumni
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire winners
1914 births
People from Levallois-Perret
1986 deaths