Marc Bernard (6 September 1900 in

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– 15 November 1983 in Nîmes), was a French writer, the winner of the French literary prize

Prix Interallié The prix Interallié (Interallié Prize), also known simply as ''l'Interallié'', is an annual France, French list of literary awards, literary award, awarded for a novel written by a journalist. History The prize was started on 3 December 19 ...

for ''Anny'' in 1943 and of the

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt ( , "The Goncourt Prize") is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward of only 10 euros, but resul ...

in 1942 for ''Pareils à des enfants''.

Life

Born in a working-class family, he became a delivery boy at age 12, then a metal worker. In 1929 he published a novel, ''Zig-zag'', inspired by the

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movement, which brought him to the attention of

Henri Barbusse Henri Barbusse (; 17 May 1873 – 30 August 1935) was a French novelist, short story writer, journalist, poet and political activist. He began his literary career in the 1890s as a Symbolist poet and continued as a neo-Naturalist novelist; i ...

. During the 1930s he wrote for ''Monde'', a pro-communist newspaper, as a critic. He also co-authored short, sometimes intimate essays with his wife Else Reichman. The latter was an Austrian expatriate who held a PhD in literature but suffered from melanoma. A strong proponent of working-class literature, he founded "Le groupe des écrivains prolétariens" (The Group of Working-Class Writers) in 1932. For a short period he hosted a literary radio talkshow on National Radio. During the 1960s he wrote for the "Figaro littéraire" (the weekly literary supplement to the daily newspaper ''

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''). In 1970 he was awarded the Grand Prix Poncetton for his work in general.

Works

* 1929 - ''Zig-zag'' * 1931 - ''Au secours'' * 1934 - ''Anny'' * 1936 - ''Rencontres'' * 1939 - ''La Conquête de la Méditerranée'' * 1939 - ''Les Exilés'' * 1941 - '' Pareils à des enfants'' * 1945 - ''Vert-et-argent'' * 1946 - ''Les Voix'' * 1947 - ''La Zone - conté inédit, illustré par Jean Boullet. Edité au benefice du Comité de L'Enfance Inadoptée de Nimes'' * 1949 - ''La Cendre'' * 1950 - ''Une Journée toute simple'' * 1953 - '' Vacances'' * 1955 - ''Salut, camarades'' * 1957 - ''La Bonne humeur'' * 1961 - ''Le Carafon'' * 1964 - ''Sarcellopolis'' * 1970 - '' Mayorquinas'' * 1972 - ''La Mort de la bien-aimée'' * 1976 - ''Au-delà de l'absence'' * 1977 - ''Les Marionnettes'' * 1979 - ''Tout est bien ainsi'' * 1984 - ''Au fil des jours'' 1900 births 1983 deaths Writers from Nîmes 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers Prix Goncourt winners Prix Interallié winners {{France-novelist-20thC-stub