Henri Bosco (16 November 1888 – 4 May 1976) was a French writer. He was nominated for the

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four times.

Life

Bosco was born in

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, Vaucluse into a family of Provençal,

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ese origin. Through his father, he was related to Saint

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, of whom he wrote a biography. His novels for adults and children provide a sensitive evocation of Provençal life. In 1945 he was awarded the

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for his novel ''Le Mas Théotime'' (''The Farm Théotime''). Other awards he received were the Prix des Ambassadeurs in 1949, the

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in 1953, the Prix de l'Académie de Vaucluse in 1966, the Grand prix de la Mediterranée in 1967, and the

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in 1968. He died in

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and was buried at the cemetery of

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Bibliography

* ''Pierre Lampédouze'', 1924 * ''Le Sanglier'', 1932 * ''Le Trestoulas'' with ''L'Habitant de Sivergues'', 1935 * ''L'Ane Culotte'', 1937 (Translated by Sister Mary Theresa McCarthy, ''Culotte the Donkey'', 1978). Published in 1950 with illustrations by

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. * ''Hyacinthe'', 1940 * ''L'Apocalypse de Saint Jean'' 1942 * ''Bucoliques de Provence'', 1944 * ''Le Jardin d'Hyacinthe'', 1945 * ''Le Mas Théotime'', 1945 (

1945) (Translated by Mervyn Savill, ''The Farm Théotime'', 1946) * ''L'Enfant et la Rivière'', 1945 (Translated by Gerard Hopkins, ''The Boy and the River'', 1956) * ''Monsieur Carre-Benoît à la campagne'', 1947 (Translated by Mervyn Savill, ''Monsieur Carre-Benoît in the Country'', 1958) * ''Sylvius'', 1948 * ''Malicroix'', 1948 (translated by Joyce Zonana, 2020. ) * ''Le Roseau et la Source'', 1949 * ''Un Rameau de la nuit'', 1950 (Translated by Mervyn Savill, ''The Dark Bough'', 1955) * ''Des sables à la mer. Pages marocaines'', 1950 * ''Sites et Mirages'', 1951 * ''Antonin'', 1952 * ''L'Antiquaire'', 1954 * ''Le Renard dans l'île'', 1956 (Translated by Gerard Hopkins, ''The Fox in the Island'', 1958) * ''Les Balesta'', 1956 * ''Sabinus'', 1957 * ''Barboche'', 1957 (Translated by Gerard Hopkins, ''Barboche'', 1959) * ''Bargabot'', 1958 * ''Saint Jean Bosco'', 1959 * ''Un Oubli moins profond'', 1961 * ''Le Chemin de Monclar'', 1962 * ''L'Epervier'', 1963 * ''Le Jardin des Trinitaires'', 1966 * ''Mon Compagnon de songes'', 1967 * ''Le Récif'', 1971 * ''Tante Martine'', 1972 * ''Une Ombre'', 1978 * ''Des nuages'', 1980

References

External links

Website about Henri Bosco
Writers from Avignon 1888 births 1976 deaths French children's writers French people of Italian descent People of Piedmontese descent People of Ligurian descent French Roman Catholic writers Prix Renaudot winners 20th-century French novelists 20th-century French male writers {{france-novelist-19thC-stub