Henri-François Rey (July 31, 1919 in

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– July 22, 1987 in

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) was a French writer,

dramaturge A dramaturge or dramaturg (from Ancient Greek δραματουργός – dramatourgós) is a literary adviser or editor in a theatre, opera, or film company who researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and pr ...

and screenwriter. His book ''La Fête espagnole'' (''The Spanish party'') won the 1959

Prix des Deux Magots The Prix des Deux Magots () is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt. The name derives ...

. His best-known work, ''Les Pianos mécaniques'' (''Mechanical pianos'') won the Interallié prize in 1962, and was adapted to film by

Juan Antonio Bardem Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Madrid. Bardem was best known for '' Muerte de un ciclista'' (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festiv ...

in 1965 as '' The Uninhibited''.

Works

*''La Fête espagnole'' (1958) *''La comédie'' (1960) *''Les Pianos mécaniques'' (1962) *''Les Chevaux masqués'' (1965) *''Le Rachdingue'' (1967) *''Halleluyah ma vie'' (1970) *''Le Barbare'' (1972) *''Schizophrénie, ma soeur'' (1973) *''Dali dans son labyrinthe'' (1974) *''La parodie'' (1980) *''Feu le palais d'hiver'' (1981) *''A l'ombre de moi-même'' (1981) *''Le sacre de la putain'' (1983) *''La jeune fille nue'' (1986) *''Le café Méliton'' (1987)

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Writers from Toulouse 1919 births 1987 deaths 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French novelists French male novelists Prix des Deux Magots winners Prix Interallié winners 20th-century French male writers {{France-writer-stub