Jeanne Cressanges, real name Jeanne Mouchonnier (born 6 May 1929 in Noyant-d'Allier ( Allier) is a French screenwriter, dialoguist, essayist, and novelist.
Biography
Jeanne Cressanges was born in a modest family of the Bourbonnais. Her paternal family was a family of plasterers-painters from
Dompierre-sur-Besbre
Dompierre-sur-Besbre (, literally ''Dompierre on Besbre'') is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Le Pal is an animal theme park in the municipality area of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre, close to Dompierre-sur-Besbre.
Populati ...
,Site de la mairie de Dompierre Her maternal family was a peasant family of Noyant-d'Allier. Her father, Jules Mouchonnier, worked for the railways. She grew up in Saint-Sornin, in the Bourbonnaise countryside.
Between 1960 and 1970, she was a reader at
Éditions Julliard
Éditions Julliard is a French publishing house. It was founded in 1942 by René Julliard.
Julliard was known as a discoverer and publisher of talents, in particular Françoise Sagan and Jean d'Ormesson. After Julliard's death in July 1962, the ...
and a columnist at ''
Les Nouvelles littéraires
''Les Nouvelles littéraires'' was a French literary and artistic newspaper created in October 1922 by the Éditions Larousse. It disappeared in 1985 after having taken the title '.
History
''Les Nouvelles littéraires'' were headed by from 1922 ...
''. In 1968, she moved to
Épinal
Épinal (; german: Spinal) is a commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges department.
Geography
The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, south of Nancy. Épinal station has rail connecti ...
, to follow her husband. The Vosges department was the setting for several of his novels, like ''Les Eaux rouges'' and ''Le Luthier de Mirecourt''.
Works
; Novels
*1959: ''La Femme et le manuscrit'',
Éditions Grasset
The Grasset Editions () is a French publishing house founded in 1907 by (1881–1955).
History Founder
In 1913, Bernard Grasset publishes the first volume of '' À la recherche du temps perdu'', by Marcel Proust, '' Du côté de chez Swann'' ...
*1962: ''La Feuille de bétel'',
Casterman
Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Brussels, Belgium.
History
The company was founded in 1780 by Donat-Joseph Casterman, an editor and bookseller ...
.
*1963: ''Le Cœur en tête'', Casterman - Prix de la ville de Vichy 1964
*1967: ''La Part du soleil'', Julliard
*1969: ''La Chambre interdite,'' Julliard
*1973: ''Mourir à Djerba,''
Éditions Denoël
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*1984: ''La Mariée de Saint-Médard'', Flammarion - Jeanne Cressanges was host of
Bernard Pivot
Bernard Pivot (; born 5 May 1935) is a French journalist, interviewer and host of cultural television programmes. He was chairman of the Académie Goncourt from 2014 to 2020.
Biography
Pivot was born in Lyon, the son of two grocers. During Worl ...
in '' Apostrophes'' for this novel
*1988: ''Les Eaux rouges'', F. Bourin - Jeanne Cressanges was host of Bernard Pivot in ''Apostrophes'' for this novel
*1995: ''Les Trois Naissances de Virgine,'' Julliard - Prix Allen
*1997: ''Un Amour de 48 heures'', Flammarion
*1999: ''Le Luthier de Mirecourt'', Denoël
*2002: ''Les Ailes d'Isis'', -
Feuille d'or de la ville de Nancy
The Feuille d'or de la ville de Nancy is a literary award, awarded on the occasion of the at Nancy. It rewards a Lorraine author or whose work concerns Lorraine.
List of laureates
* 2016: Hélène Gestern, ''L'Odeur de la forêt'', Arléa
* 2 ...
*2005: ''Le Soleil des pierres'', Le Cherche midi -
Prix Erckmann-Chatrian The prix Erckmann-Chatrian is a literary award from Lorraine, awarded every year since 1925 in memory of the literary duo Erckmann-Chatrian. It rewards a written prose work by someone form Lorraine or about Lorraine. It is often nicknamed the " Gonc ...
*2019: ''Un père en héritage'', S. Domini éd.
; Essays
*1976: ''Les chagrins d'amour'', Grasset
*1979: ''La vraie vie des femmes commence à quarante ans'', Grasset
*1982: ''Ce que les femmes n'ont jamais dit'', Grasset - Jeanne Cressanges was host of Bernard Pivot in ''Apostrophes'' for this essay
*1986: ''Parlez-moi d’amour'', Flammarion
*1992: ''Seules'' François Bourin
; Tale
*1995: ''La Petite Fille aux doigts tachés d'encre'', Flammarion
; Short stories
*2012: ''Soledades'', Ed. du Murmure
*2014: ''Rencontres'', Ed. du Murmure
*2016: ''Entre deux sourires'', S. Domini éd.
; Trivia
*2009: ''Je vous écris d'Épinal'', S. Domini éd.
*2011: ''Je vous écris du Bourbonnais''.''La Montagne'' 22 novembre 2011. S. Domini éd. - Prix Allen
*2014: ''Mes Vosges. Itinéraires amoureux'', S. Domini éd.
; Cinematographic adaptations, scenarios and dialogues
*1968: '' L'Étrangère'', film by
Sergio Gobbi
Sergio Gobbi (born 13 May 1938 in Milan, Italy), born as Sergio Ehrlich, is an Italian-French filmmaker, who was married to Jocelyn Wildenstein.Maldonne'', film by Sergio Gobbi, in collaboration with the director
*1969: ', film by Sergio Gobbi, in collaboration with the director
*1970: ''Delphine'', film by
Éric Le Hung
Éric Le Hung (born 29 September 1937 in Haiphong) is a Vietnamese-French film director.
His works include Moi, fleur bleue
Moi, fleur bleue is a 1977 French film directed by Éric Le Hung.
The film is sometimes known in English as "Stop Ca ...
, in collaboration with the diretor
*1971: ''La Fin d'une liaison'', telefilm by , adapted from the novel by
Graham Greene
Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ...
*1973: ''La Feuille de bétel'', serial in four episodes by , adapted from her novel ''La Feuille de bétel''
Bernard Pivot
Bernard Pivot (; born 5 May 1935) is a French journalist, interviewer and host of cultural television programmes. He was chairman of the Académie Goncourt from 2014 to 2020.
Biography
Pivot was born in Lyon, the son of two grocers. During Worl ...