Jacques Perret (September 8, 1901,
Trappes
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,
Yvelines
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) was a
French
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best known for his novel ''
Le Caporal Épinglé'' (1947), which tells the story of his captivity in
Germany
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and of his escape attempts. This novel would later be
adapted into a film by famous French director
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. His '' La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and '' The Rules of the Game'' (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greate ...
in 1962. Perret was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Story
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for the film ''
The Sheep Has Five Legs
''The Five-Legged Sheep'' () is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil. It won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story.
Plot
An old farmer who has hate ...
'' (1954).
Works
;Chronicles
* 1953 ''Bâtons dans les roues'', Gallimard
* 1954 ''Cheveux sur la soupe'', Gallimard
* 1957 ''Salades de saison'', Gallimard
* 1964 ''Le vilain temps'', Le Fuseau
* 1980 ''Un marché aux puces'', Julliard
;Novels
* 1936 ''Roucou'',Gallimard
* 1937 ''Ernest le rebelle'', Gallimard
* 1947 ''Le caporal épinglé'', Gallimard
* 1948 ''Le vent dans les voiles'',Gallimard
* 1951 ''Bande à part'', Gallimard
* 1953 ''Mutinerie à bord'', Amiot-Dumont
* 1961 ''Les biffins de Gonesse'', Gallimard
* 1969 ''La compagnie des eaux'', Gallimard
;Short stories
* 1947 ''l’Oiseau rare'', Gallimard
* 1949 ''Objets perdus'',Gallimard
* 1951 ''la Bête Mahousse'',Gallimard
* 1953 ''Histoires sous le vent'', Gallimard
* 1955 ''Le machin'', Gallimard
* 1981 ''Tirelires'',Julliard
;Memories
* 1975 ''Grands chevaux et dadas'', Gallimard
* 1976 ''Raisons de famille'', Gallimard
* 1980 ''Un marché aux puces'', Julliard
* 1982 ''Belle lurette'', Julliard
* 1985 ''Le jardin des Plantes'', Julliard
;Various
* 1964 Preface to
Rabelais's ''
Pantagruel'', Gallimard
* 1965 ''Rapport sur le paquet de gris'', Aspects de la France
* 1979 Preface to Alexandre Vialatte's ''C'est ainsi qu'Allah est grand'', Julliard
* 1964 ''Trois pièces'' (Maximilien, Monsieur Georges, Caracalla), Editions Gallimard (plays)
* 1989 ''Les collectionneurs'', Le Dilettante
* 1991 ''Articles de sport'', Julliard
* 1992 ''Comme Baptiste...ou les tranquillisants à travers les âges'', Le Dilettante
* 1996 ''François, Alfred, Gustave et les autres'', Le Dilettante
* 2004 ''L'aventure en bretelles'', followed by ''Un Blanc chez les Rouges'', Le Dilettante
* 2005 ''Chroniques'', Arcadia Editions
External links
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People from Trappes
1901 births
1992 deaths
French monarchists
20th-century French non-fiction writers
French prisoners of war in World War II
French military personnel of World War II
French Resistance members
Prix Interallié winners
20th-century French male writers
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