Marc Bernard

Marc Bernard (6 September 1900 in Nîmes – 15 November 1983 in Nîmes), was a French writer, the winner of the French literary prize Prix Interallié for Anny in 1943 and of the Prix Goncourt 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 surrealist movement, which brought him to the attention of Henri Barbusse. 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 Le Figaro).

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