John Antoine Nau

John Antoine Nau was a French writer, translator, poet, novelist and traveler (1860–1918). He was born at San Francisco and died at Douarnenez.

Also recorded as Charles Torquet; Eugène Léon Édouard Torquet; John-Antoine Nau; Eugene Leon Edouard Torquet.

John Antoine Nau in brief

Born
1860
Died
1918
Known for
writer,translator,poet,novelist,traveler
Place of birth
San Francisco

Overview

Born at San Francisco in 1860, died at Douarnenez in 1918.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Charles Torquet, Eugène Léon Édouard Torquet, John-Antoine Nau and Eugene Leon Edouard Torquet. His recorded language was French.

Catalogued works

10 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1607 to 1903.

Force ennemie, dated 1903. Au seuil de l’espoir. Poèmes triviaux et mystiques. Hiers bleus. Pierre Dupuis, Painter to the King, dated 1663, engraving on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1887.422. The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia, dated 1607/30, wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1890.9. Gaspar Charrier, King's Secretary, dated n.d., engraving on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1888.64. Saint Jerome, dated 1693, engraving on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1887.288. Guillaume de Brisacier, dated 1664, engraving on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1888.63. The Feast [central part] from The Story of Artemisia, dated 1607/30, wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1890.10.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Grottanelli collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Une évasion paradoxale: Le fantastique de John-Antoine Nau, Nineteenth-Century French Studies, 2015. Le premier Prix Goncourt : Force ennemie de John-Antoine Nau ou la naissance d’un « petit événement littéraire », Les Goncourt dans leur siècle, 2005. Force Ennemie. By John Antoine Nau. Paris: Edition de la Plume, 1904. Pp. 351, 8vo. Price 3 frs. 50., Journal of Mental Science, 1905. vi Poverty of a Poetry: Jean-Antoine Nau, Global Modernists on Modernism, 2019. Antoine Blondin et les alcools, vingt ans plus tard, Revue Médicale Suisse, 2011.

Digitised editions and texts

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

Les trois amours de Begnino Reyes (2012) — Internet Archive. Force Ennemie (1903) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Works named in the authority record are Force ennemie.

Distinctions recorded are Prix Goncourt.

Chronology

  1. 1860John Antoine Nau born at San Francisco.
  2. 1903Force ennemie.
  3. 1903Force Ennemie digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1918John Antoine Nau died at Douarnenez.

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

    “John Antoine Nau”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2503071: John Antoine Nau

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