Pierre Benoit (novelist)

Pierre Benoit (novelist)

Pierre Benoit (July 16 1886 - March 3 1962) was a novelist and member of the Académie française.

Pierre Benoit, born in Albi (southern France) was the son of a French soldier. Benoit spent his early years and military service in Northern Africa, before becoming a civil servant. His first novel, "Koenigsmark", was published in 1918; "L'Atlantide" followed the next year and was awarded the Grand Prize of the Académie française. Benoit became a member of the Académie in 1931.

He died in March 1962 at Ciboure.

elected Bibliography

* "Koenigsmark" (1918)
* "L'Atlantide" (1919; transl. as "The Queen Of Atlantis", 1920)
* "La Chaussée des Géants" ("The Giant's Causeway") (1922)
* "L'Oublié" ("The Forgotten Man") (1922)
* "Le Puit de Jacob" ("Jacob's Well") (1925)
* "Le Roi Lépreux" ("The Leper King") (1927)
* "Axelle" (1928)
* "Le Soleil de Minuit" ("The Midnight Sun") (1930)
* "L'Homme qui était trop grand" ("The Man Who Was Too Tall") (1936)
* "Bethsabée" (1938)
* "Lunegarde" ("Moonkeep") (1942)
* "L'Oiseau des Ruines" ("The Ruins Bird") (1947)
* "Aïno" (1948)
* "Les Agriates" (1950)
* "La Sainte Vehme" ("The Holy Vehme") (1954)
* "Villeperdue" ("Lost City") (1954)
* "Montsalvat" (1957)

External links

* [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%28Beno%C3%AEt%2C%20Pierre%20OR%20Benoit%2C%20Pierre%29%20-contributor%3Agutenberg%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts Works by Pierre Benoit] at Internet Archive
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