Yves Salgues
Yves Salgues, (2 February 1924 – 4 April 1997)[1] was a French journalist and writer.
Life[]
Born in Cazals, in the Lot, in turn reporter for Paris Match, editor of Jours de France and literary columnist in Madame Figaro, he is the author of a collection of poems (Les Chants de Nathanaël. Salves is a recipient of the Prix Guillaume Apollinaire (1943), and also wrote artist biographies (Charles Aznavour, Serge Gainsbourg, James Dean) and novels, including an erotic tale entitled Miss Innocence (1956).[1] In 1947 he published under the pseudonym of François Sauvage Plus près de toi in the sentimental collection Mélusine (Jean Froissart editions), along with Antoine Blondin and Jacques Laurent.[citation needed]
A former drug addict, he testifies to his struggle in his autobiographical accounts L'Héroïne : une vie (1987)[2] and Le Testament d'un esclave (1991).[1]
Salgues died in Boulogne-Billancourt at the age of 73.[1]
Oeuvre[]
Poetry[]
- Statue de l'Amertume
- Les Chants de Nathanaël.[3] (1944)
- Bréviaire d'un Gitan (1945)
Novels[]
- La Disgrâce des Anges
- Le Jeune Homme endormi.[4] (1946)
- Un ange américain.[5] (1956)
- Miss Innocence.[6] (1956)
- Les Taches du soleil.[7] (1957)
- Le Triangle éternel.[8] (1980)
- L'Empire des serpents.[9](1990)
- Les Amants de la guerre.[10] (1994)
- Dom Juan 40 (1995)
Autobiographic tale[]
- L'Héroïne : une vie.[11](1987)
- Le Testament d'un esclave.[12] (1991)
- La Drogue : le calvaire et la grâce.[13] (1994)
Biographies[]
- James Dean ou le Mal de vivre (1957)
- L'or noir du Sahara : la pathétique aventure de Conrad Kilian (1958)
- Charles Aznavour.[14] (1964)
- Malraux (1971), in cooperation with
- Salvatore Adamo (1975)
- Gainsbourg ou la Provocation permanente.[15](1991)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Yves Salgues obituary in Le Monde
- ^ Final edition revised and expanded, LGF, Le Livre de Poche n°6484, 1988
- ^ Les Chants de Nathanaël on GoogleBooks
- ^ Le Jeune Homme endormi on WorldCat
- ^ Un ange américain on WorldCat
- ^ Miss Innocence on WorldCat
- ^ Les taches du soleil : roman on WorldCat
- ^ Le Triangle éternel on WorldCat
- ^ L'Empire des serpents on WorldCat
- ^ Les Amants de la guerre on WorldCCat
- ^ L'Héroïne : une vie on WorldCat
- ^ Le Testament d'un esclave on WorldCat
- ^ La Drogue : le calvaire et la grâce on WorldCat
- ^ Charles Aznavour on WorldCat
- ^ ''Gainsbourg ou la Provocation permanente on WorldCat
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