Christine Arnothy (born Irène Kovach de Szendrö; 20 November 1930 – 6 October 2015) was a Hungarian-born French writer. She was born in Budapest. Her first book, J'ai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir (I Am Fifteen and I Do Not Want to Die)[1] was submitted for a literary competition and won the Grand Prix Verité in 1954.
Her second novel "Dieu est en retard", Gallimard, 1955 ("God is Late") and her third book, "Il n'est pas si facile de vivre ", Fayard, 1957 ("It Is Not So Easy To Live"), describe the travels of a stateless young woman without a passport. Other novels include "Le Cardinal Prisonnier", Julliard, 1962 ("The Captive Cardinal"), "La Saison des Américains", Cercle du Nouveau Livre, 1964 ("The American Season") and Le Cavalier Mongol, Groupe Flammarion 1976, for which she received the price from the French Academy, Prix de la nouvelle de l'Académie Française.[9]
Arnothy spent her childhood in Budapest. Her family fled the russian occupied city of Budapest and took refuge in Austria in 1948. During the occupation and until they fled to Austria, Arnothy wrote her experiences in her daily journal by candlelight, which was the basis of her first book J'ai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir. She studied at a French-speaking school in Austria and continued writing. She then moved to France where she continued her studies at the Sorbornne In Paris. It was in France where she published under her French Name, Christine Arnothy.
Arnothy married Claude Bellanger (1909–1978) a French newspaper publisher in 1964[10] with whom she had two sons, Pierre and Francois.[11]
She also wrote several detective stories under the pseudonym William Dickinson, among other books.[12][13]
Referencesedit
^"Décès de la romancière Christine Arnothy". RTBF Info (in French).
^Harpers Magazine review of J'ai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir, harpers.org; accessed 12 October 2015.
^The Daily Express, 25 February 1956; "For this ugly story is made beautiful by Christine's love of life: her enjoyment of humanity. What a triumph to live through such horror and to make it a resounding success."
^The New York Times, 10 June 1956; "This astonishing tale always rings true and it is not surprising that in the original French it won the Prix des Vérités. Christine Arnothy writes with compassion, economy and reticence."
^Herald Tribune, 10 June 1956; "The juxtaposition of tender youth with war's brutality gives any book an irresistible poignance, and when the narrator has so marked a flair for writing as Christine Arnothy, the story can hardly fail to move."
^San Francisco Examiner, 11 June 1956; "Seldom have horror and tenderness been more effectively juxtaposed."
^Chicago Sunday Tribune, 8 July 1956; "The incidents recorded by Miss Arnothy set the book apart from other such records. As in the diary of Anne Frank, such a story becomes more tender, yet richer, because of the point of view. (…) It is a book believable and intense, with a "you are there" quality that makes the ultimate fleeing from the city and then from the country a great relief."
^The Times, 15 March 1956; "If Miss Arnothy's account is credible, yet not intolerable, this is in part due to her instinctive skill as a writer, and in part to the sudden flashes of humanity which light up the terror."
christine, arnothy, born, irène, kovach, szendrö, november, 1930, october, 2015, hungarian, born, french, writer, born, budapest, first, book, quinze, veux, mourir, fifteen, want, submitted, literary, competition, grand, prix, verité, 1954, quinze, veux, mouri. Christine Arnothy born Irene Kovach de Szendro 20 November 1930 6 October 2015 was a Hungarian born French writer She was born in Budapest Her first book J ai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir I Am Fifteen and I Do Not Want to Die 1 was submitted for a literary competition and won the Grand Prix Verite in 1954 Christine ArnothyJ ai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir is based on her diary which recorded her experiences as a teenager during the 1945 siege of Budapest The book was reviewed in Harper s Magazine in 1956 2 The Daily Express 3 The New York Times 4 Herald Tribune 5 San Francisco Examiner 6 Chicago Sunday Tribune 7 and The Times 8 Her second novel Dieu est en retard Gallimard 1955 God is Late and her third book Il n est pas si facile de vivre Fayard 1957 It Is Not So Easy To Live describe the travels of a stateless young woman without a passport Other novels include Le Cardinal Prisonnier Julliard 1962 The Captive Cardinal La Saison des Americains Cercle du Nouveau Livre 1964 The American Season and Le Cavalier Mongol Groupe Flammarion 1976 for which she received the price from the French Academy Prix de la nouvelle de l Academie Francaise 9 Contents 1 Personal life 2 References 3 Sources 4 External linksPersonal life editArnothy spent her childhood in Budapest Her family fled the russian occupied city of Budapest and took refuge in Austria in 1948 During the occupation and until they fled to Austria Arnothy wrote her experiences in her daily journal by candlelight which was the basis of her first book J ai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir She studied at a French speaking school in Austria and continued writing She then moved to France where she continued her studies at the Sorbornne In Paris It was in France where she published under her French Name Christine Arnothy Arnothy married Claude Bellanger 1909 1978 a French newspaper publisher in 1964 10 with whom she had two sons Pierre and Francois 11 She also wrote several detective stories under the pseudonym William Dickinson among other books 12 13 References edit Deces de la romanciere Christine Arnothy RTBF Info in French Harpers Magazine review of J ai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir harpers org accessed 12 October 2015 The Daily Express 25 February 1956 For this ugly story is made beautiful by Christine s love of life her enjoyment of humanity What a triumph to live through such horror and to make it a resounding success The New York Times 10 June 1956 This astonishing tale always rings true and it is not surprising that in the original French it won the Prix des Verites Christine Arnothy writes with compassion economy and reticence Herald Tribune 10 June 1956 The juxtaposition of tender youth with war s brutality gives any book an irresistible poignance and when the narrator has so marked a flair for writing as Christine Arnothy the story can hardly fail to move San Francisco Examiner 11 June 1956 Seldom have horror and tenderness been more effectively juxtaposed Chicago Sunday Tribune 8 July 1956 The incidents recorded by Miss Arnothy set the book apart from other such records As in the diary of Anne Frank such a story becomes more tender yet richer because of the point of view It is a book believable and intense with a you are there quality that makes the ultimate fleeing from the city and then from the country a great relief The Times 15 March 1956 If Miss Arnothy s account is credible yet not intolerable this is in part due to her instinctive skill as a writer and in part to the sudden flashes of humanity which light up the terror Academie Francaise Academie Francaise International Who s who of Authors and Writers Europa Publications Taylor amp Francis Group 2008 ISBN 9781857434286 We owe Claude Bellanger what brings us together today World Association of News Publishers J aime la vie by Christine Arnothy William Dickinson Mrs Clark et les enfants du diable goodreads Sources editCitatumExternal links editWorks by or about Christine Arnothy at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christine Arnothy amp oldid 1178983481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
