Désiré Marcel Weyergans, called Franz Weyergans (27 April 1912 – 8 February 1974) was a Belgian writer and translator of French language.

Life

Born in

Ougrée Ougrée (; ) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Seraing, located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. It was a separate municipality before the merging of municipalities in 1977. Olympic swimmers Béatric ...

, he is the father of writer François Weyergans. He was awarded the

Grand prix catholique de littérature The grand prix catholique de littérature is a French literary prize awarded by the Association des écrivains catholiques de langue française (established in 1886). History Established in 1945 (prix du Renouveau français) under the impulse of ...

in 1958 for ''Les Gens heureux'' and the

prix Victor-Rossel The Prix Victor-Rossel is a literary award in Belgium that was first awarded in 1938. The award was created by three people associated with the newspaper ''Le Soir'': the owner Marie-Thérèse Rossel, the manager Lucien Fuss and the editor-in-chi ...

in 1969 for ''L’Opération''.

Works

* ''Raisons de vivre'', Paris/Brussels, Éditions les Écrits, 1945, 176 p. * ''Lettres à un jeune vivant'', Paris, Éditions Pascal, 1946, 69 p. * ''La Route et la Maison'', Tournai, Belgium,

Casterman Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, 90 kilometres southwest of the centre of Brussels, Belgium. History The company was founded in 1780 by Don ...

, 1953, 175 p. * ''Pinocchio'', after

Carlo Collodi Carlo Lorenzini (; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi ( ; ), was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel '' The Adventures of Pinocchio''. Early lif ...

, ill. by Simone Baudoin, Tournai, Belgium, Éditions Casterman, 1954, 32 p. * ''Prairies'', Paris, Éditions Pascal, 1954, 356 p. * ''36 ballons'', ill. by Simone Baudoin, Paris, Casterman, coll. "Farandole", 1954, 19 p. * ''Trois petits Noirs débrouillards'', ill. by Simone Baudoin, Paris, Éditions Casterman, coll. "Farandole", 1954, 19 p. * ''L'Ours aimable'', ill. by Robert Marsia, Paris, Casterman, coll. "Farandole", 1956, 19 p. * ''Choix de poèmes contemporains à l'usage des classes de seconde'', Paris, Éditions Universitaires, 1957, 188 p. * ''Les Gens heureux'', essay, Paris, Éditions Universitaires, 1957, 176 p. :: -

1958 * ''Théâtre et roman contemporains, choix de textes à l'usage des classes de première'', Paris, Éditions Universitaires, 1957, 272 p. * ''Le Père Pire et l’Europe du cœur'', Paris, Éditions Universitaires, 1958, 216 p. * ''Le Bonheur à Venise'', Paris,

Éditions du Seuil Éditions du Seuil (), also known as Le Seuil, is a French publishing house established in 1935 by Catholic intellectual Jean Plaquevent (1901–1965), and currently owned by La Martinière Groupe. It owes its name to this goal "The ''seuil'' (th ...

, 1959, 190 p. * ''Mystiques parmi nous'', Paris,

Fayard Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre. In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayar ...

, 1959, 127 p. * ''L’Amour fidèle'', Paris, Éditions Universitaires, 1960, 215 p. * ''La Bibliothèque idéale des jeunes'', Paris, Éditions Universitaires, 1960, 336 p. * ''Apprendre à lire'', Paris, Éditions Universitaires, 1961, 202 p. * ''Saint François d'Assise…'', Tours, France, Alfred Mame et Fils, coll. "Votre nom, votre saint", 1962, 108 p. * ''Enfants de ma patience'', Paris, Éditions Universitaires, 1964, 167 p. * ''Vie du docteur Tom Dooley…'', ill. by Robert Marsia, Paris, Éditions Casterman, 1967, 174 p. * ''Mon amour dans l'île'', Paris, Éditions Universitaires, 1968, 183 p. * ''L’Opération'', Paris, Éditions Julliard, 1968, 319 p. :: -

Prix Victor-Rossel The Prix Victor-Rossel is a literary award in Belgium that was first awarded in 1938. The award was created by three people associated with the newspaper ''Le Soir'': the owner Marie-Thérèse Rossel, the manager Lucien Fuss and the editor-in-chi ...

1969 * ''On dira cet hiver'',''On dira cet hiver''
on Worldcat Paris,

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 ...

, 1970, 255 p. * ''Béguinages de Belgique'', with Anne Zenoni, phot. by Michel Fischer, Brussels, Belgium, Éditions Paul Legrain, 1972, 190 p. * ''La Grand-Place de Bruxelles'', phot. by Michel Fischer, Brussels, Belgium, Éditions Paul Legrain, 1974, 182 p.

References

External links

François Weyergans, Franz et François
on Université de liège {{DEFAULTSORT:Weyergans, Franz 1912 births 1974 deaths People from Seraing 20th-century Belgian male writers Belgian male novelists Belgian Roman Catholic writers