Maurice Polard (19 September 1932,

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) is a French novelist and short stories writer. After his childhood at Treflez, he continued his studies in

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then

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and

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where he obtained the agrégation of English. He made his career as a teacher at

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and Brest. His first novel, ''La Saison du maître'', very much noticed at the time, recalled the war school in Britain in the mid-1980s.

Bibliography

*1985: ''La Saison du maître'', Gallimard
Prix Julien Dubreuil
of the

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1985 and Prix Français de La Table Ronde 1986 *1988: ''Le Naufrageur'', Gallimard, Grand Prix des Ecrivains de l'Ouest 1988 and Prix Bretagne 1988 *1990: ''Le Château du vent'',

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*1996: ''Le Préau des rois'', Picollec *1999
''Confession d'un matin de Pâques''
on Gallica,

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*2006: ''Molto tristamente'', artist's book with an unpublished text by Maurice Polard and 5 engravings by Anick Butré, Editions du Capricorne Maurice Polard also wrote the preface to the book by Jean-Louis Potier
''FINISTERE SAUVAGE''Rue des Scribes Editions
, a book of photographs in black and white on the landscapes of Finistère.

External links

* ttp://www.academie-francaise.fr/maurice-polard Maurice Polardon the site of the Académie française {{DEFAULTSORT:Polard, Maurice Polard People from Finistère 1932 births Living people 20th-century French non-fiction writers Writers from Brittany