Jean de La Varende
Jean de La Varende (24 May 1887 at the Château de Bonneville in Chamblac, Eure – 8 June 1959) was a French writer. He wrote novels, short stories, biographies and monographs, in particular on the subject of Normandy. He initially tried to become a naval officer like his father, but gave up because of his weak heart.
Also recorded as Jean Balthazard Marie Malart de la Varende
Jean de La Varende
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- Name
- Jean de La Varende
- Born
- 24 May 1887
- Birthplace
- Château de Bonneville, Chamblac, Eure, France
- Died
- 8 June 1959
- Occupation
- Writer, novelist
- Awards
- Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française (1938)
- Full name
- Jean Balthazar Marie Mallard de La Varende Agis de Saint-Denis.
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, Member of the Order of Maritime Merit, prix littéraire du Cotentin and Paulée de Meursault Prize.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean de La Varende (24 May 1887 at the Château de Bonneville in Chamblac, Eure – 8 June 1959) was a French writer. He wrote novels, short stories, biographies and monographs, in particular on the subject of Normandy. He initially tried to become a naval officer like his father, but gave up because of his weak heart.
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He was elected into the Académie Goncourt in 1942. He received the 1938 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for Centaur of God. His 1936 novel Leather-Nose was the basis for the 1952 film Leathernose, directed by Yves Allégret.
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• Name — Jean de La Varende • Born — 24 May 1887 • Birthplace — Château de Bonneville, Chamblac, Eure, France • Died — 8 June 1959 • Occupation — Writer, novelist • Notable Works — Centaur of God, Leather-Nose • Awards — Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française (1938)
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Château de Bonneville.
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