Marc Chadourne | |
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| Born | 23 May 1895 |
| Died | 30 January 1975(1975-01-30) (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Writer |
Marc Chadourne (French pronunciation:[maʁkʃaduʁn]; 23 May 1895 – 30 January 1975) was a 20th-century French writer, winner of thePrix Femina in 1930.
Marc Chadourne was writerLouis Chadourne's brother. He studied at the Sorbonne. Engaged at 19 in 1914 at the beginning of the First World War, he joined the field artillery in Lorraine and on the front of Artois. He became a pupil-pilot in 1916 and ended the war in aviation on the eastern front.[1]
Back in Paris in 1919 and marked by war - he decided then for a wandering life in search of discoveries - Marc Chadourne was received first in the entry competition to theMinistère des Colonies. He held positions in the colonial administration in Oceania and then in Cameroon.[1] A translator of novels byJoseph Conrad, he also lent his pen to many newspapers. In 1927 he publishedVasco, a novel set inFrench Polynesia, in memory of his brother. In 1930, he obtained theprix Femina forCécile de la Folie. When the Second World War broke out, he took refuge in the United States and became a professor atScripps College inClaremont in California then in theUniversity of Utah inSalt Lake City. He met theMormons and wrote a biography ofJoseph Smith.
In 1950, theAcadémie française rewarded him with itsGrand prix de littérature for all of his work.[1] His features remain fixed by a portrait painted byRaymonde Heudebert.
