In 1926 he married Marcelle Auclair with whom he had three children (Michel, Françoise and Alain). They divorced in 1939.
In June 1925, Adrienne Monnier launched a French language review, Le Navire d'Argent,[2] and invited Prévost to be its literary editor.[3]Le Navire d'Argent was international in its scope and published American works in translation as well as devoting an issue (March 1926) to American writers including Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams and E. E. Cummings.[3] It also first introduced Ernest Hemingway in translation to French audiences.[3] Prévost was the first to commission a work from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, publishing The Aviator in the review's eleventh issue.[3] After twelve issues, the project had to be abandoned as the effort and the cost was more than Monnier could bear.[3]
At the beginning of World War II, he was mobilized and assigned to telephone control at Le Havre. After his first marriage ended, he married Claude Van Biema, a doctor. He was evacuated by sea to Casablanca and returned to France later.
French Resistance Memberedit
He joined the underground National Committee of Writers, created by Louis Aragon and his wife, and took part in the creation of the clandestine newspaper Les Étoiles at the end of 1942. He wrote a doctoral thesis: La création chez Stendhal, essai sur le métier d'écrire et la psychologie de l'écrivain (Creativity in Stendhal, essay on the craft of writing and the psychology of the writer), which won the grand prize for literature of the Académie française in 1943.
He was a Resistance fighter under the name of Captaine Goderville (the village where his father was from).[1] Biographer Jérôme Garcin writes that Prévost fought with "a gun in his hand and a knife in his pocket and, in his backpack, the unfinished manuscript of his Baudelaire together with a portable typewriter".[4] He was killed in a German ambush at the Pont Charvin, in Sassenage, on 1 August 1944.[4]
This article began as a translation of its French equivalent.
Fitch, Noel Riley (1985). Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties & Thirties. New York & London: W. W. Norton. ISBN978-0-393-30231-8.
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Lefebvre, Lucien (1 February 2006). [History of Jean Prévost, the man] (in French). Lycée Jean Prévost, Montivilliers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
Prévost, Michel (2002). Retrouver Jean Prévost (in French). Grenoble, France: Presse Universitaire Grenoble. ISBN978-2-7061-1048-1.
jean, prévost, canadian, politician, politician, june, 1901, august, 1944, french, writer, journalist, resistance, fighter, contents, biography, french, resistance, member, literary, works, notes, sources, external, linksbiography, editborn, saint, pierre, lès. For the Canadian politician see Jean Prevost politician Jean Prevost 13 June 1901 1 August 1944 was a French writer journalist and Resistance fighter Contents 1 Biography 2 French Resistance Member 3 Literary works 4 Notes and sources 5 External linksBiography editBorn in Saint Pierre les Nemours Prevost was educated from 1907 to 1911 at the primary school in Montivilliers near Rouen where his father was principal 1 In 1911 he moved to the prestidigious Lycee Pierre Corneille in Rouen 1 In 1918 he transferred to the lycee Henri IV in Paris where he studied under the philosopher Alain to prepare for his entry to the Ecole normale superieure in 1919 1 In 1926 he married Marcelle Auclair with whom he had three children Michel Francoise and Alain They divorced in 1939 In June 1925 Adrienne Monnier launched a French language review Le Navire d Argent 2 and invited Prevost to be its literary editor 3 Le Navire d Argent was international in its scope and published American works in translation as well as devoting an issue March 1926 to American writers including Walt Whitman William Carlos Williams and E E Cummings 3 It also first introduced Ernest Hemingway in translation to French audiences 3 Prevost was the first to commission a work from Antoine de Saint Exupery publishing The Aviator in the review s eleventh issue 3 After twelve issues the project had to be abandoned as the effort and the cost was more than Monnier could bear 3 At the beginning of World War II he was mobilized and assigned to telephone control at Le Havre After his first marriage ended he married Claude Van Biema a doctor He was evacuated by sea to Casablanca and returned to France later French Resistance Member editHe joined the underground National Committee of Writers created by Louis Aragon and his wife and took part in the creation of the clandestine newspaper Les Etoiles at the end of 1942 He wrote a doctoral thesis La creation chez Stendhal essai sur le metier d ecrire et la psychologie de l ecrivain Creativity in Stendhal essay on the craft of writing and the psychology of the writer which won the grand prize for literature of the Academie francaise in 1943 He was a Resistance fighter under the name of Captaine Goderville the village where his father was from 1 Biographer Jerome Garcin writes that Prevost fought with a gun in his hand and a knife in his pocket and in his backpack the unfinished manuscript of his Baudelaire together with a portable typewriter 4 He was killed in a German ambush at the Pont Charvin in Sassenage on 1 August 1944 4 The lycees secondary schools in Villard de Lans and Montivilliers are named in his honor Literary works editPlaisirs des sports 1925 Dix huitieme annee 1928 Les freres Bouquinquant 1930 Vie de Montaigne essai 1931 Histoire de la France depuis la guerre 1932 Le sel sur la plaie roman 1934 La chasse du matin roman 1937 Lucie Paulette 1935 La Terre est aux hommes 1936 Usonie esquisse de la civilisation americaine 1939 Beaudelaire essai 1953 Notes and sources editNotes a b c d Lefebvre 2006 English The Silver Ship a b c d e Schiff 2006 pp 120 125 a b Garcin 1994 pp 19 amp 30 Sources This article began as a translation of its French equivalent Fitch Noel Riley 1985 Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties amp Thirties New York amp London W W Norton ISBN 978 0 393 30231 8 Garcin Jerome 1994 Pour Jean Prevost in French Paris Gallimard ISBN 978 2 07 041017 0 Lefebvre Lucien 1 February 2006 Histoire de Jean Prevost l homme History of Jean Prevost the man in French Lycee Jean Prevost Montivilliers Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 13 September 2011 Prevost Michel 2002 Retrouver Jean Prevost in French Grenoble France Presse Universitaire Grenoble ISBN 978 2 7061 1048 1 Schiff Stacy 2006 1994 Saint Exupery A biography New York Henry Holt ISBN 978 0 8050 7913 5 External links editBiography at the Wayback Machine archived March 15 2005 Les Impressions nouvelles Jean Prevost aux avant postes www jeanprevost org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Prevost amp oldid 1204004997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
