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Jean-Louis Curtis

Jean-Louis Curtis was a French novelist, translator, screenwriter, writer and resistance fighter (1917–1995). He was born at Orthez and died at 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Also recorded as Jean-Louis Laffitte; Louis Laffitte.

Jean-Louis Curtis in brief

Born
1917
Died
1995
Known for
novelist,translator,screenwriter,writer,resistance fighter
Place of birth
Orthez

Overview

Also worked under the name Jean-Louis Curtis.

Born at Orthez in 1917, died at 13th arrondissement of Paris in 1995.

Identity and origins

He also worked under the name Jean-Louis Curtis. The authorities additionally record the headings Jean-Louis Laffitte and Louis Laffitte. His recorded language was French.

Recognition and collections

Jean-Louis Curtis received Prix Goncourt, Prince Pierre Award, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Legion of Honour, Prix Cazes and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎.

Catalogued works

32 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1962 to 1999.

The Forests of the Night. Siegfried. Lé̀chelle de soie. Baccarat, dated 1992. Les forêts de la nuit. Le Prince de Hombourg. Haute e cole. La Chine m'inquiète, dated 1999. L' horizon dérobé. Un rien m'agite. La parade. The sideof the angels. Un saint au néon. Les forets de la nuit. The silken ladder. L' etage noble. Un jeune couple. Cygne sauvage, dated 1962. Un miroir le long du chemin. Lucifer's Dream; Translated from the French by Robin Chancellor. A young couple. Les jeunes hommes. L'horizon dérobé. L'H orizon dérobé, dated 1979. LA Quarantaine, dated 1966. Chers corbeaux. La France m'épuise. Questions à la littérature. Le Roseau Pensant. Le battement de mon coeur. Charlus, dated 1991. JOURNAL.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Echoes of the Infernal Machine: 1940s French and English Literature of Resistance and Collaboration as a Revolution in the Mythic Imagination, English Studies at NBU, 2019.

Digitised editions and texts

10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Forests of The Night (1951) — Internet Archive. the sid of the angels (1956) — Internet Archive. Les Forets de la Nuit (1947) — Internet Archive. Le Roseau Pensant (1971) — Internet Archive. Ceaiul sub chiparoși (1974) — Internet Archive. the neon halo: the face of the future (1958) — Internet Archive. La Quarantaine (1966) — Internet Archive. The Forests Of The Night By Jean Louis Curtis (1947) — Internet Archive. Lucifer's Dream; Translated from the French by Robin Chancellor (1952) — Internet Archive. la chine m'inquiete (1972) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Positions recorded include seat 38 of the Académie française. Membership is recorded of Académie Française and Académie de Béarn.

Works named in the authority record are The Forests of the Night.

Distinctions recorded are Prix Goncourt, Prince Pierre Award, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française and Legion of Honour.

Chronology

  1. 1917Jean-Louis Curtis born at Orthez.
  2. 1947Les Forets de la Nuit digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1951The Forests of The Night digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1956the sid of the angels digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1958the neon halo: the face of the future digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1971Le Roseau Pensant digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1974Ceaiul sub chiparoși digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1992Baccarat.
  9. 1995Jean-Louis Curtis died at 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Jean-Louis Curtis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1435287: Jean-Louis Curtis

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