André Pieyre de Mandiargues
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André Pieyre de Mandiargues (14 March 1909 - 13 December 1991) was a French writer born in Paris
. He became an associate of the Surrealists and married the Italian painter Bona Tibertelli de Pisis (a niece of the Italian metaphysical painter Count Filippo Tibertelli de Pisis). He was a particularly close friend of the painter Leonor Fini.
His novel La Marge
(1967; Eng: The Margin) won the Prix Goncourt
and was made into a film of the same name by Walerian Borowczyk
in 1976. It is his collection of pornographic items that is featured in Borowczyk's Une collection particuliere.
He also wrote an introduction to Anne Desclos's Story of O
.
His book Feu de braise (1959) was published in 1971 in an English translation by April FitzLyon
called Blaze of Embers (Calder and Boyars, 1971).
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He became an associate of the Surrealists and married the Italian painter Bona Tibertelli de Pisis (a niece of the Italian metaphysical painter Count Filippo Tibertelli de Pisis). He was a particularly close friend of the painter Leonor Fini.
His novel La Marge
La Marge
The Margin is a novel by André Pieyre de Mandiargues published in 1967, which won the Prix Goncourt the same year. It was first published in the UK as The Margin in 1970, translated by R...
(1967; Eng: The Margin) won the Prix Goncourt
Prix Goncourt
The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"...
and was made into a film of the same name by Walerian Borowczyk
Walerian Borowczyk
Walerian Borowczyk was a Polish film director. He directed 40 films between 1946 and 1988. His career as a film director was mainly in France.-Biography:...
in 1976. It is his collection of pornographic items that is featured in Borowczyk's Une collection particuliere.
He also wrote an introduction to Anne Desclos's Story of O
Story of O
Story of O is an erotic novel published in 1954 about love, dominance and submission by French author Anne Desclos under the pen name Pauline Réage.Desclos did not reveal herself as the author for forty years after the initial publication...
.
His book Feu de braise (1959) was published in 1971 in an English translation by April FitzLyon
April FitzLyon
Cecily April FitzLyon , known as April FitzLyon, was an English translator, biographer, and historian.-Early life:...
called Blaze of Embers (Calder and Boyars, 1971).
Works
- Le Musée noir (1946)
- L'Anglais décrit dans le château fermé (1953)
- Le Lis de mer (1956)
- Le Belvédère (1958)
- Feu de braise (1959)
- La motocylette (1963)
- La MargeLa MargeThe Margin is a novel by André Pieyre de Mandiargues published in 1967, which won the Prix Goncourt the same year. It was first published in the UK as The Margin in 1970, translated by R...
(1967)