Georges Cattaui (14 September 1896[1] – 1974) was a French writer of Egyptian-Jewish origin.[2][3] First cousin of Jean de Menasce,[4] he belonged to the Jewish aristocracy of Alexandria, where he spent his first years.
Born in Paris on 14 September 1896, Felix Georges Cattaui (son of Adolphe Cattaui and Rachel Francis), studied at the Lycée Carnot, and then studied law which opened his diplomatic career. He founded L'Atelier (the workshop) in Cairo and organized the third anniversary of the birth of Molière, then the popular university, a privileged place for French culture in Egypt. A secretary of King Fouad I he wrote the official speeches. He was secretary of the Legations in Prague, Bucharest and London. Between the two world wars, he took courses in theology at the University of Fribourg.
From 1936, he abandoned diplomacy and devoted himself to writing. After 1945, he wrote numerous columns in Le Journal de Genève [fr]. Naturalized French he died in 1974 in Gland, Switzerland. From Jewish confession he had converted to Catholicism in April 1928.
While pursuing a career as a diplomat, he published several essays and biographies, particularly on Marcel Proust[5]
^Primary source: the genealogy of the Menasce family is available on GeneaNet pierfit (by inscription)
^Miccoli (2016). "A Fragile Cradle: Writing Jewishness, Nationhood, and Modernity in Cairo, 1920–1940". Jewish Social Studies. 21 (3): 1–30. doi:10.2979/jewisocistud.21.3.01. hdl:10278/3666577. JSTOR 10.2979/jewisocistud.21.3.01. S2CID 156205187.
^Primary source: the genealogy of the Menasce family is available on GeneaNet pierfit (by inscription).
^He also wrote the article on Proust in the Dictionnaire des auteurs (Bompiani, 1952, Laffont "Bouquins", 1985), and translated from English and prefaced the Marcel Proust by George Painter (Mercure de France, 1966-1968).
Georges Cattaui on the site of the Académie française
Georges cattaui on Gallimard
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April 18, 2024
georges, cattaui, september, 1896, 1974, french, writer, egyptian, jewish, origin, first, cousin, jean, menasce, belonged, jewish, aristocracy, alexandria, where, spent, first, years, born14, september, 18968th, arrondissement, parisdied1974glandoccupationwrit. Georges Cattaui 14 September 1896 1 1974 was a French writer of Egyptian Jewish origin 2 3 First cousin of Jean de Menasce 4 he belonged to the Jewish aristocracy of Alexandria where he spent his first years Georges CattauiBorn14 September 18968th arrondissement of ParisDied1974GlandOccupationWriter Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Paris on 14 September 1896 Felix Georges Cattaui son of Adolphe Cattaui and Rachel Francis studied at the Lycee Carnot and then studied law which opened his diplomatic career He founded L Atelier the workshop in Cairo and organized the third anniversary of the birth of Moliere then the popular university a privileged place for French culture in Egypt A secretary of King Fouad I he wrote the official speeches He was secretary of the Legations in Prague Bucharest and London Between the two world wars he took courses in theology at the University of Fribourg From 1936 he abandoned diplomacy and devoted himself to writing After 1945 he wrote numerous columns in Le Journal de Geneve fr Naturalized French he died in 1974 in Gland Switzerland From Jewish confession he had converted to Catholicism in April 1928 While pursuing a career as a diplomat he published several essays and biographies particularly on Marcel Proust 5 In 1969 the Academie francaise bestowed him the Prix du rayonnement francais 6 In 1973 he obtained the prix Marcel Proust for his work Proust et ses metamorphoses His work Proust documents iconographiques published in 1956 remains the study of reference regarding the iconography of Marcel Proust Publications edit1925 Aux jeunes hommes d Israel La Revue juive fr n 5 September 1925 1945 La Terre visitee Egloff 1953 Marcel Proust Proust et son Temps Proust et le Temps preface by Daniel Rops Editions Julliard 1956 Proust documents iconographiques editions Pierre Cailler series Visages d hommes celebres 248 pages illustrated with 175 photos relating to Marcel Proust 1958 T S Eliot Editions universitaires 1960 Jules Hardouin Mansart 1960 Charles de Gaulle l homme et son destin Fayard 1963 Proust perdu et retrouve Plon 1964 Constantine P Cavafy 1964 Charles Peguy temoin du temporel chretien Editions du Centurion 1964 Leon Bloy Editions universitaires 1965 Orphisme et prophetie chez les poetes francais 1850 1950 Plon 1971 Proust Editions universitaires Le Livre de Poche 1973 L Art baroque et rococo 1973 Proust et ses metamorphoses Nizet 1968 Actes du colloque de Cerisy devoted to Paul Claudel under the direction of Georges Cattaui and Jacques MadauleReferences edit 1 Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine p 27 Primary source the genealogy of the Menasce family is available on GeneaNet pierfit by inscription Miccoli 2016 A Fragile Cradle Writing Jewishness Nationhood and Modernity in Cairo 1920 1940 Jewish Social Studies 21 3 1 30 doi 10 2979 jewisocistud 21 3 01 hdl 10278 3666577 JSTOR 10 2979 jewisocistud 21 3 01 S2CID 156205187 Primary source the genealogy of the Menasce family is available on GeneaNet pierfit by inscription He also wrote the article on Proust in the Dictionnaire des auteurs Bompiani 1952 Laffont Bouquins 1985 and translated from English and prefaced the Marcel Proust by George Painter Mercure de France 1966 1968 2 Maurice GenevoixExternal links editHOMMAGE A GEORGES CATTAUI on Revue des deux Mondes August 1983 Georges Cattaui on the site of the Academie francaise Georges cattaui on Gallimard 1948 Georges Cattaui Archived 2016 11 26 at the Wayback Machine on Fribourg vu par les ecrivains 1901 2000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georges Cattaui amp oldid 1216634038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
