Alphonse Boudard
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Alphonse Boudard is a French
novelist and playwright. He won the 1977 Prix Renaudot
for Les Combattants du petit bonheur.
Boudard's 1995 novel Dying childhood was awarded and recognised by the French Academy with a Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
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region of France. Boudard had a late career. As a teenager he was living in a country occupied by the German Army. He was wounded fighting for the French and he was awarded a military medal. His early adult life was spent in casual work, periods in jail and in a sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis
. He experimenting with writing, but it was not until he was 33 that he decided to be a full time writer. He credits the writer Albert Paraz with inspiring this move.
His novels are characterised by the colloquial terms and slang that Boudard used to describe life in the 1940s. His works are autobiographical and he uses his periods in a sanatorium and in jail as a basis for his stories. His 1963 novel, The Cherry” and his 1972 story “The Hospital” are examples as is his 1992 novel The amazing Mr Joseph' which tells the story of a French spiv who becomes a millionaire dealing on the black market during the war.
Many of Boudard novels were adapted for French
films and television.
Boudard died in Nice on the 14 January 2000.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
novelist and playwright. He won the 1977 Prix Renaudot
Prix Renaudot
The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot is a French literary award which was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of the deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt....
for Les Combattants du petit bonheur.
Boudard's 1995 novel Dying childhood was awarded and recognised by the French Academy with a Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
Le Grand Prix du Roman is a French literary award, created in 1918, and given each year by the Académie française. Along with the Prix Goncourt, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious literary awards in France...
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Biography
Boudard was the illegitimate child of a mother who failed to raise him. He was born in Paris on the 17 December 1925. He was brought up by his grandparents in the LoiretLoiret
Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...
region of France. Boudard had a late career. As a teenager he was living in a country occupied by the German Army. He was wounded fighting for the French and he was awarded a military medal. His early adult life was spent in casual work, periods in jail and in a sanatorium recovering from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
. He experimenting with writing, but it was not until he was 33 that he decided to be a full time writer. He credits the writer Albert Paraz with inspiring this move.
His novels are characterised by the colloquial terms and slang that Boudard used to describe life in the 1940s. His works are autobiographical and he uses his periods in a sanatorium and in jail as a basis for his stories. His 1963 novel, The Cherry” and his 1972 story “The Hospital” are examples as is his 1992 novel The amazing Mr Joseph' which tells the story of a French spiv who becomes a millionaire dealing on the black market during the war.
Many of Boudard novels were adapted for French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
films and television.
Boudard died in Nice on the 14 January 2000.
Novels
- 1962 : The Metamorphosis of woodlice
- 1963 : The Cherry
- 1966 : Bleubite).
- 1972 : The Hospital
- 1974 : Cinoche
- 1977 : The Fighters of haphazard
- 1979 : The Hearse Jules
- 1980 : The Dinner of leopards
- 1983 : The Café of the poor
- 1987 : The Education of Alphonse
- 1993 : Saint-Fredo
- 1995 : Dying childhood
- 1996 : Madame de ... Saint Sulpice - Editions du Rocher
- 1998 : The Strange Mr. Joseph - Robert Laffont (Biography of Joseph JoanoviciJoseph JoanoviciJoseph Joanovici, also spelled Joinovici was a Jewish-French iron supplier, who supplied both Nazi Germany and the French Resistance. He may also have been an agent of the Soviet Comintern...
) - 1999 : Dear visitor
- 2000 : The Three Mothers of little Jesus - Robert Laffont. Georges Simenon Award - Prix Georges Brassens
Miscellaneous
- 1970: The slang without penalty or the method Mimile (Collaboration: Luc Etienne ) - The Round Table
- 1975: Gypsy went to the table Flammarion
- 1982: The choirboys
- 1986: Closure
- 1988: My life is full of holes (told to Daniel Costelle) Plon
- 1989: The great criminals - The Pre Clerics
- 1990: The golden age of brothels - Albin Michel
- 1990: Preface to the dictionary of slang - Larousse
- 1992: Incidents and Punishment - The Pre Clerics
- 1997: What novels that our crimes - Editions du Rocher
- 1997: Back to Liancourt
Theatre
- 2002: Call Me Chief - Lansman (see "Cell 118" below)
- 1996: St. Alphonse Boudard - Pocket Montparnasse
- 1995: "Unit 118" - Small Hebertot
- 1983: Sales Mômes - Petit Marigny
Albums photos and texts
- 1992: Paris haphazardly (Photos by Jean-Louis Courtinat) - Editions du Perron
- 1993: The Daily Wine - Editions Du May
- 1993: Bercy (Photo JC and Philippe Gautraud) - Marval
- 1994: The night of Paris (Photo by Yves Manciet) - Pierre Bordas
- 1998: La valse musette and accordion dances and dance halls in collaboration with Marcel Azzola - Solar
- 1998: People unimportant (Photo: Jerome Ducrot) - Albin Michel
Film Adaptations
- 1964: The Prison (Documentary)
- 1965: La Métamorphose des cloportes (The Metamorphosis of woodlice)La Métamorphose des cloportesLa Métamorphose des cloportes is a 1965 French and Italian crime film comedy directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre.-Cast:*Lino Ventura ... Alphonse Maréchal*Charles Aznavour ... Edmond*Irina Demick ... Catherine Verdier*Maurice Biraud ... Arthur...
(adaptation and dialogue with Michel AudiardMichel AudiardPierre Michel Audiard was a French dialogue writer, screenwriter and film director. He is the father of French film director Jacques Audiard.- 1940 - 1950 :*1949 :** Mission à Tanger of André Hunebelle...
and Albert Simonin) - Director: Pierre Granier Deferre, with Lino VenturaLino VenturaLino Ventura , was an Italian actor who starred in French movies.-Biography:Born as Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura in Parma, Italy to Giovanni Ventura and Luisa Borrini, "Lino" dropped out of school at the age of eight and later took on a variety of jobs...
, Charles AznavourCharles AznavourCharles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...
, Irina DemickIrina DemickIrina Demick , sometimes credited as Irina Demich was a French actress with a brief career in American films....
, Pierre BrasseurPierre BrasseurPierre Brasseur , born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur while the latter was married to Albert Brasseur. His grandfather, Jules Brasseur, was an actor as well...
, Georges Geret Maurice Biraud, Francoise Rosay - 1965: Rififi at Paname (adaptation and dialogue) - Director: Denys de La Patelliere with Jean Gabin, Gert Froebe, George Raft, Nadja Tiller, Mireille Darc, Marcel Bozzuffi
- 1966: The Gardener of Argenteuil (adaptation and dialogue) - Director: Jean-Paul Le Chanois with Jean Gabin, Liselotte Pulver, Pierre Vernier, Curd Jürgens, Mary Marquet
- 1967: The sun thugs (adaptation and dialogue) - Director: Jean Delannoy Jean Gabin, Robert Stack, Suzanne Flon, Margaret Lee
- 1968 The Tattooed (screenplay) - Director: Denys de la PatellièreDenys de La PatellièreDenys de La Patellière is a French film director and scriptwriter.He was born in Nantes.-Filmography as director:* 1955 : Les Aristocrates with Pierre Fresnay...
with Jean GabinJean Gabin-Biography:Born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, he grew up in the village of Mériel in the Seine-et-Oise département, about 22 mi north of Paris. The son of cabaret entertainers, he attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly...
, Louis de Funes, Dominique Davray, Paul Mercey - 1971: Sprout Story (short film directed by the author)
- 1972: The Gang of hostages (scenario, adaptation and dialogue) - Director: Edouard Molinaro, Daniel Cauchy, Bulle Ogier, Gilles Segal
- 1975: Flic StoryFlic StoryFlic Story is a French crime thriller released on October 1, 1975, based on the autobiography of the same name written by French police detective Roger Borniche. Both film and book portray Borniche's nine year pursuit of French gangster and murderer Emile Buisson, who was executed on February 28,...
(Adaptation and dialogues by Roger Borniche) - Director: Jacques DerayJacques DerayJacques Deray was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films.-Biography:...
, Alain DelonAlain DelonAlain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon is a French actor. He rose quickly to stardom, and by the age of 23 was already being compared to French actors such as Gérard Philipe and Jean Marais, as well as American actor James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot...
, Jean-Louis TrintignantJean-Louis TrintignantJean-Louis Trintignant is a French actor who has enjoyed an international acclaim. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Career:...
, Renato Salvatori, Claudine Auger - 1976: The Gang (screenplay with Jean-Claude Carriere from Roger Borniche)-Director: Jacques Deray, Alain Delon, Nicole Calfan, Maurice Barrier, Raymond Bussières
- 1982: The Hearse Jules (adaptation and dialogue) - Director: Serge Pénard with Jean-Marc Thibault, Henri and Francis Perrin Courseaux
- 1986: Le Solitaire (The Lonely) (Adaptation) - Director: Jacques DerayJacques DerayJacques Deray was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films.-Biography:...
, Jean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s.-Career:Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football."Did you box professionally very long?" "Not very long...
, Michel Creton, Pierre Vernier
TELEVISION
- 1978: Madame Justice (episode) - Director: Edouard Molinaro Simone Signoret
- 1978: The season of Thieves (adaptation and dialogue) - Director: Michel Wyn
- 1981: The pathological liar (series of 6 episodes) - Director: Michel Wyn with Francis Perrin, Suzy Delair, Jacques Balutin
- 1982: The high gear (scenario, adaptation and dialogue) - Director: Maurice Fasquelle with André Pousse
- 1986: What a novel my life! (Daniel Costelle two programs devoted to the author)
- 1989: The great criminals (documentary series) - Director: Daniel Costelle