Yves Salgues, (2 February 1924 – 4 April 1997)
was a French journalist and writer.
Life
Born in
Cazals, in the
Lot
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, in turn reporter for
Paris Match
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History and profile
A sports news magazine, ''Match l'intran'' (a play on '' L'Intransigeant ...
, editor of
Jours de France
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and literary columnist in
Madame Figaro
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The first edition was published in 1980. ''Madame Figaro'' was spearheaded by ...
, he is the author of a collection of poems (''Les Chants de Nathanaël''. Salves is a recipient of the
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire
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(1943), and also wrote artist biographies (
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...
,
Serge Gainsbourg,
James Dean) and novels, including an erotic tale entitled ''Miss Innocence'' (1956).
In 1947 he published under the pseudonym of François Sauvage ''Plus près de toi'' in the sentimental collection Mélusine (Jean Froissart editions), along with
Antoine Blondin
Antoine Blondin (11 April 1922 – 7 June 1991) was a French writer.
He belonged to the literary group called the '' Hussards''. He was also a sports columnist in ''L'Équipe''. Blondin also wrote under the name Tenorio.
Biography
Blondin was ...
and
Jacques Laurent.
A former drug addict, he testifies to his struggle in his autobiographical accounts ''L'Héroïne : une vie'' (1987) and ''Le Testament d'un esclave'' (1991).
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in ''Le Monde
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''
Salgues died in
Boulogne-Billancourt at the age of 73.
Oeuvre
Poetry
* ''Statue de l'Amertume''
* ''Les Chants de Nathanaël''. (1944)
* ''Bréviaire d'un Gitan'' (1945)
Novels
* ''La Disgrâce des Anges''
* ''Le Jeune Homme endormi''. (1946)
* ''Un ange américain''. (1956)
* ''Miss Innocence''. (1956)
* ''Les Taches du soleil''. (1957)
* ''Le Triangle éternel''. (1980)
* ''L'Empire des serpents''.(1990)
* ''Les Amants de la guerre''. (1994)
* ''Dom Juan 40'' (1995)
Autobiographic tale
* ''L'Héroïne : une vie''.(1987)
* ''Le Testament d'un esclave''. (1991)
* ''La Drogue : le calvaire et la grâce''. (1994)
Biographies
* ''James Dean ou le Mal de vivre'' (1957)
* ''L'or noir du Sahara : la pathétique aventure de Conrad Kilian'' (1958)
* ''Charles Aznavour''. (1964)
* ''Malraux'' (1971), in cooperation with
* ''Salvatore Adamo'' (1975)
* ''Gainsbourg ou la Provocation permanente''.
'Gainsbourg ou la Provocation permanente''
on WorldCat(1991)
References
External links
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20th-century French journalists
20th-century French poets
20th-century French novelists
French biographers
People from Lot (department)
1924 births
1997 deaths
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire winners