Albert Cossery

Albert Cossery was an Egyptian and French writer, novelist and screenwriter (1913–2008). He was born at Cairo and died at Paris.

Overview

Born at Cairo in 1913, died at Paris in 2008.

Catalogued works

27 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1946 to 2005. The first 12 are listed here.

The Colors of Infamy. Proud Beggars. La maison de la mort certaine. Un complot de saltimbanques. קבצנים וגאים. Les hommes oubliés de Dieu. If all men were beggars. Les couleurs de l'infamie. The house of certain death. Men God forgot. A splendid conspiracy. The jokers.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Paradoxes et silences : étude des statuts de l'écriture chez Albert Cossery. Drooping Eyelids, a Farcical World (Albert Cossery), Paths to Contemporary French Literature, 2017. Albert Cossery und der Arabische Frühling, Christen in Ägypten, 2015. Frédéric Andrau, Monsieur Albert. Cossery, une vie, Lectures, 2012. Albert Cossery, une éthique de la défection, Littérature, 2022.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Works named in the authority record are The Colors of Infamy.

Distinctions recorded are Grand prix de la francophonie.

Chronology

  1. 1913Albert Cossery born at Cairo.
  2. 2008Albert Cossery died at Paris.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Albert Cossery”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q551779: Albert Cossery

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