Pierre Humbourg

Pierre Humbourg (22 December 1901 – 21 August 1969) was a 20th-century French journalist and writer.

Biography Pierre Humbourg is the son of Paul Adrien Humbourg, infantry captain. He spent his childhood in the village of Gandelu in the Aisne department with his brother André and his sister Régine. His grandfather introduced him to painting. His father died at the beginning of the war in 1914 at the age of 49; Pierre was sent to the Prytanée national militaire at La Flèche. At the age of 18, he entered the hydrographic school at Marseilles. He settled in this city two years later.

Selected bibliography 1927: Escale, Nouvelle Revue Française, Prix Rencontre 1929: Feux éteints 1929: L’Homme qui n’a jamais vu le Printemps 1929: Silvestre le Simple 1930: Aux Mains des Innocents 1931: Tempête 1932: Impasse 1947: Le miroir sans tain, Éditions Gallimard, Prix Cazes 1948 1950: Le bar de minuit passé 1951: L’Histoire des Autres 1955: Les Sentiers de l'automne 1958: Le Prince Consort, Gallimard 1959: Les Sentiers de l’Automne, Gallimard 1959: Lord Byron et les femmes, Gallimard 1960: Par une nuit sans Lune