Jacques Perret (writer)

For the 16th-century architect and mathematician from Savoy, see Jacques Perret

Jacques Perret (September 8, 1901, Trappes, Yvelines – December 10, 1992, Paris) was a French writer best known for his novel (1947), which tells the story of his captivity in Germany and of his escape attempts. This novel would later be adapted into a film by famous French director Jean Renoir in 1962. Perret was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for the film The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954).

Works[]

Chronicles

• 1953 Bâtons dans les roues, Gallimard
• 1954 Cheveux sur la soupe, Gallimard
• 1957 Salades de saison, Gallimard
• 1964 Le vilain temps, Le Fuseau
• 1980 Un marché aux puces, Julliard

Novels

• 1936 Roucou,Gallimard
• 1937 Ernest le rebelle, Gallimard
• 1947 Le caporal épinglé, Gallimard
• 1948 Le vent dans les voiles,Gallimard
• 1951 Bande à part, Gallimard
• 1953 Mutinerie à bord, Amiot-Dumont
• 1961 Les biffins de Gonesse, Gallimard
• 1969 La compagnie des eaux, Gallimard

Short stories

• 1947 l’Oiseau rare, Gallimard
• 1949 Objets perdus,Gallimard
• 1951 la Bête Mahousse,Gallimard
• 1953 Histoires sous le vent, Gallimard
• 1955 Le machin, Gallimard
• 1981 Tirelires,Julliard

Memories

• 1975 Grands chevaux et dadas, Gallimard
• 1976 Raisons de famille, Gallimard
• 1980 Un marché aux puces, Julliard
• 1982 Belle lurette, Julliard
• 1985 Le jardin des Plantes, Julliard

Various

• 1964 Preface to Rabelais's Pantagruel, Gallimard
• 1965 Rapport sur le paquet de gris, Aspects de la France
• 1979 Preface to Alexandre Vialatte's C'est ainsi qu'Allah est grand, Julliard
• 1964 Trois pièces (Maximilien, Monsieur Georges, Caracalla), Editions Gallimard (plays)
• 1989 Les collectionneurs, Le Dilettante
• 1991 Articles de sport, Julliard
• 1992 Comme Baptiste...ou les tranquillisants à travers les âges, Le Dilettante
• 1996 François, Alfred, Gustave et les autres, Le Dilettante
• 2004 L'aventure en bretelles, followed by Un Blanc chez les Rouges, Le Dilettante
• 2005 Chroniques, Arcadia Editions

External links[]

• Works by or about Jacques Perret at Internet Archive

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