Gabriel Faure (; 15 May 1877 – 5 August 1962) was a French poet, novelist and essayist. He was the author of many books about Italy, and the editor of a book prefaced by Italian fascist dictator

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. He won five prizes from the

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Early life

Gabriel Faure was born on 15 May 1877 in

Tournon-sur-Rhône Tournon-sur-Rhône (; , before 1988: ''Tournon'') is a commune in the Ardèche department of southern France. It is one of the most populous communes in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges. Geography It i ...

, in the department of

Ardèche Ardèche (; , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche (river), Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.

Career

Faure was the author of many poems, novels and essays. An Italophile, he wrote many books about Italy, including

Venice Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...

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and

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. In 1929, he edited a book about Italy entitled ''Le Visage de l'Italie'' prefaced by

. The book received a good review in ''The Journal of Roman Studies''. Additionally, Faure was the founder of the Comité France-Italie. Moreover, Faure wrote several books about French authors

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and Louis Le Cardonnel. He co-authored a book about

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with Marcel Deléon. Faure won five prizes from the

: the Prix Montyon for ''Heures d'Ombrie'' in 1908; the Prix Jules Davaine for ''Sur la vie Emilia'' in 1911; the Prix Marcelin Guérin for ''Paysages littéraires'' in 1918; the Prix Alfred Née in 1930; and the Grand Prix de Littérature for the entirety of his work in 1941. He wrote in Italy some wrote, in particular he stayed several times in

Breganze Breganze is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is northeast of Via Romea. During World War II, the Germans were on one side of the river and the Allies were on the other, and a firefight occurred across the river. Breganze DOC T ...

(Vicenza - Italy) guested to Marie Jsoard Savardo in 'Villa Savardo'. There are some post cards he sent in 1924 and 1928 from Breganze to France.AA.VV., Saluti Da Breganze, cartoline, ed. Leoni, Fara Vic., 2020

Death and legacy

Faure died on 5 August 1962. The ''Lycée Gabriel Faure'' in Tournon was named in his honor.

Works

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faure, Gabriel 1877 births 1962 deaths People from Tournon-sur-Rhône French poets French novelists French essayists