Paul Gadenne
Paul Gadenne (4 April 1907 – 1 May 1956) was a French writer. He wrote six novels that were published during his lifetime and were followed by several posthumous works. His most prominent novel is La plage de Scheveningen (The Beach at Scheveningen) (1952) which deals with Christian faith and moral consequences of collaboration during the Second World War, as well as epuration trials.
Also recorded as Jean Servière
Paul Gadenne
- Full name
- Paul André Gadenne.
- Born
- 1907 · Armentières.
- Died
- 1956 · Cambo-les-Bains.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- writer
- Education
- Saint-Jean de Passy
- Languages
- French
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This work is partly inspired by the trial of collaborationist writer Robert Brasillach while its title alludes a painting by Jacob van Ruisdael. His other known works include his debut novel Siloé (1941) and the short story "Baleine" (1949). Gadenne's stories place heavy emphasis on the inner lives of the characters. Henri Peyre described him as "one of the least superficial" novelists in modern literature. His life and work were influenced by three factors: a strong Catholic faith, the moral compromises of French intellectuals in the face of fascism, and the chronic tuberculosis that ultimately took him prematurely (Siloé and the posthumous Les Hauts Quartiers share many similarities with Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain). Gadenne's work can also be seen as a transition or link between psychological naturalism, existentalist novel, and Nouveau Roman.
Paul Gadenne was recorded at birth as Paul André Gadenne. He also worked under the name Jean Servière. The authorities additionally record the heading Jean Servière. His recorded language was French. He married Yvonne Gadenne.
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Paul Gadenne (4 April 1907 – 1 May 1956) is described as a writer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Paul Gadenne is recorded on 4 April 1907, and the death on 1 May 1956. Paul Gadenne was born in Armentières, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records the fuller form Armentières (Nord). Paul Gadenne died in Cambo-les-Bains, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records the fuller form Cambo-les-Bains (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).
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1907
Paul Gadenne born at Armentières.
1956
Paul Gadenne died at Cambo-les-Bains.
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Armentières.
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Cambo-les-Bains.
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- “Paul Gadenne”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q774678: Paul Gadenne
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scholarly publication
- Experience and Solitude ( Paul Gadenne ), Paths to Contemporary French Literature, 2017
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- 1.Sarrou, Didier. Paul Gadenne. Éditions La Part Commune. 2003. 9782844180421.
- 2.Perrin, Alexandra. Paul Gadenne, ou l'invitation aux vraies richesses. Europe. 74. 810. 1996.
- 3.Janot, Pascale. Representation of silence and suspension points in Siloé by Paul Gadenne: Silence and suspension points in the novel Siloé. L'Analisi Linguistica e Letteraria. 32. 2. 2024.
- 4.Radio France. Paul Gadenne : le grand écrivain méconnu. 5 April 2022.
- 5.Sussex, R. T. The Novels of Paul Gadenne. Journal of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association. 16. 1. 145–160. 1961. 10.1179/aulla.1961.16.1.003.
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