René-Jean Clot
painter (1913-1997)
René-Jean Clot (19 January 1913, Algiers – 4 November 1997, Clermont-Ferrand) was a French painter, and novelist. His novel, L'Enfant halluciné, won the 1987 Prix Renaudot.
He corresponded with Albert Camus.
Works
L’Annonciation à la licorne, coll. « Méditerranéennes » (n°1), Algiers: éditions Edmond Charlot, 1936
Les Gages charnels de l'art français, éditions Charlot Alger, 1941
Paysages africains, Tchad, Tibesti, Fezzan, Borkou, 1945
Le noir de la vigne: roman, Gallimard, 1948
Fantômes au soleil, éditions Gallimard, 1949
Empreintes dans le sol, éditions Gallimard, 1950
Le Poil de la bête, Gallimard, 1951 prix des Deux Magots
Le Mat de cocagne, Gallimard, 1953
Le Meunier, son fils, l'âne, 1954
Le Bleu d'outre-tombe, Gallimard, 1956
La Querelle des images, édition Pierre Cailler, 1960
La révélation: pièce en quatre actes, Gallimard, 1961
Le ramoneur de neige: récits, Gallimard, 1962
Arc-en-enfer, Gallimard, 1963
La rose de Noël, Gallimard, 1964
Les Voix dans la cour, suivi de La nuit n'est pas si noire et de Un feu de bois vert, Gallimard, 1964
Le Cœur pourpre, édition Pierre Cailler, 1965
La educación artística, Jean Wahl, Planeta, 1976, ISBN 978-84-320-0344-8
Un amour interdit, éditions Grasset, 1984
L'Enfant halluciné, 1987; Librairie générale française, 1989, ISBN 978-2-253-04833-6
Le Mirage de l'orge, recueil de nouvelles, éditions l'Âge-d'Homme, 1987
La Neige en enfer, éditions Moren-sell, 1988
La Peinture aux abois, éditions Conti-Bourin, 1988
Les Larmes de Lucifer, B. Grasset, 1989
Une patrie de sel ou le souvenir d'Alger, librairie bleue. 1992
Pourquoi les femmes pleurent elles, éditions Grasset et Fasquelle, 1997
L'amour épouse sa nuit, éditions Grasset et Fasquelle, 1997
Charhouz le voyant, éditions Grasset et Fasquelle, 1997
References
External links
Azzedine Haddour (2000). Title Colonial myths: history and narrative. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-5992-6.
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