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Henri Deberly

1882 – 1947

French writer

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Lived 1882 – 1947 (aged 65). Henri Deberly was a French writer and journalist.

Henri Deberly, born in 1882 in Amiens (France) and died in 1947, was a French writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1926.

His avant-garde tomb in Viroflay is by the artist René Iché.

Works Élégies et sonnets, Paris: B. Grasset, 1911. L'Arc-en-ciel, Paris: L' auteur, 1921. 47 p. Grains d'ambre et d'or. Paris: L' auteur, 1922. 45 p. L' Impudente, Paris: Nouvelle Revue française, 1923. Prosper et Broudilfagne, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Française, 1924. Pancloche, Paris: Gallimard, 1925. L'Ennemi des siens, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Française, 1925. Le Supplice de Phèdre, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Française, 1926. Luce et Thierry, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Française, 1927. Un homme et un autre, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Française, 1928. Tombes sans lauriers, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Française, 1929. Auguette Le Main, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Française, 1930. L' Agonisant, Paris: Gallimard, 1931. Le fils indigne, Paris: Gallimard, 1933. La Maison des trois veuves, Paris: Gallimard, 1935. La Comtesse de Farbus, Paris: Gallimard, 1937. La Pauvre Petite Madame Chouin, Paris: Gallimard, 1939.

Translations Die Schamlose: Sittenroman [L' Impudente]. German trans. by Stefan Hofer. Wien - Berlin - Leipzig - New York: Renaissance Interterritorialer Verlag, 1924. Пытка Федры [Le Supplice de Phèdre]. Russian trans. unknown. Москва: Издательство Артели писателей "Круг", 1927. Мужчина и еще одинъ [Un homme et un autre]. Russian trans. by A. Kossovich. Riga: Orient, 1928. El suplicio de Fedra [Le Supplice de Phèdre], in Los premios Goncourt de novela: Vol. V. Buenos Aires - Barcelona - México: Plaza y Janés, 1964, pp. 480–625. Il supplizio di Fedra [Le Supplice de Phèdre]. Italian trans. by Antonietta Caterina Zazzara. Cernobbio (CO): Archivio Cattaneo, 2022.

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Who was Henri Deberly?

French writer (1882-1947)

When was Henri Deberly born?

Henri Deberly was born on 28 May 1882 in Amiens.

When did Henri Deberly die?

Henri Deberly died on 23 August 1947 in Viroflay.

What was Henri Deberly's occupation?

Henri Deberly was a writer and journalist.

What nationality was Henri Deberly?

Henri Deberly was French.

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· Wikipedia: Henri Deberly

· Wikidata: Q3130923

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