Bernard Clavel

He began working as a pastry cook apprentice when he was 14 years old. He later had several jobs until he began working as a journalist in the 1950s. After the war, he worked for the social insurance, and he could not dedicate himself to literature until 1964. He lived and worked in many places, and was living in Savoy at the time of his death. His first novel was L'Ouvrier de la nuit (Night Worker, 1956). He later published works for young people and numerous novels, at times organised into series: La grande patience (The Great Patience, 4 volumes — 1962–1968), Les Colonnes du ciel (Heaven's Pillars, 5 volumes — 1976–1981), or Le Royaume du nord (Northern Kingdom, 6 volumes — 1983–1989). In his writings, he employed simple language and attached importance to humble characters and to the defence of humanist values by questioning violence and war.

The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Roman du terroir. Distinctions recorded are Prix Goncourt, Knight of the National Order of Quebec, Eugène Dabit populist novel award and Grand Prix littéraire de la Ville de Paris.

• Name — Bernard Charles Henri Clavel • Born — 29 May 1923 • Birthplace — Lons-le-Saunier, France • Died — 5 October 2010 • Place of death — Grenoble, France • Occupation — Writer, Journalist, Pastry cook, Social insurance worker • Language — French • Genre — Young adult fiction • Subject — Humble characters, humanist values, anti-violence, anti-war • Years Active — 1956–2010 • Illustration — Bernard Clavel at the 1999 International Geography Festival

• La Maison des autres (1977), Jean-Pierre Marchand Bernard Clavel. • L'hercule sur la place. • L'Espagnol (1967), directed by Jean Prat. • Le Tambour du bief • Le Silence des armes • Malataverne • La Bourelle • Les colonnes du ciel, adaptation by Gabriel Axel in 5 episodes of 90 minutes.