Romain Roussel (1898 in Le Teil,

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in 1937. At the age of seven, he arrived with his parents in

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, where he spent all his life. Several of his novels are devoted to his adopted region. He died in 1973.

Some works

*1937: ''La Vallée sans printemps'' —

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. *1944: ''L'Herbe d'avril''. *1946: ''La Tête à l'envers''. *1947: ''Dieu est passé la nuit'', nouvelles. *1947: ''Les Chemins des cercles''.

Bibliography

External links

Romain Roussel, ''La maison sous la cendre''(compte rendu)
on Persée
Interview with Romain Roussel
on YouTube (7 December 1965) {{DEFAULTSORT:Roussel, Romain 20th-century French novelists Prix Interallié winners People from Ardèche 1898 births 1973 deaths