See also: Jacques de Bourbon

Jacques de Bourbon Busset was the pen name of the writer and diplomatic French, of the French Academy, Jacques de Bourbon, “count de Busset”. It was born on April 27th 1912 with Paris and died on May 7th 2001 in Paris.

Biography

Going down from the barons de Busset (connects illegitimate exit of the dukes of Bourbon capétiens), the aïeux rich person famous ones such as holy Louis, Jean without Peur, César Borgia, the mathematician Laplace or the general of the Empire Auguste de Colbert-Chabanais, Jacques de Bourbon Busset is the son of François de Bourbon, “count de Busset”, and of Guillemette de Colbert-Chabanais. After studies with the College Henri-Iv, it enters to the National university in 1932. Received with the contest of the Quay of Orsay, it becomes embassy attach3e to the direction of Europe. Jacques de Bourbon Busset takes part as officer in the Second world war. Captive fact, it is held in Germany and tries by twice escaping. In August 1944, the Général de Gaulle appoints it president of the French Croix-Rouge. It then starts long and brilliant diplomatic career.

In 1948 it is named assistant editor of the cabinet of Robert Schuman, Foreign Minister then principal private secretary. In 1952 he becomes managing director of the cultural relations with the foreigner. In December 1956, it decides to put an end to its community activities to devote itself only to its passion: the writing. Inspired by his wife, Laurence Ballande, it writes the Book of Laurence . Living the Castle of Saussay and mayor of the Ballancourt-on-Essonne, it directs the exploitation of the agricultural domain with his wife. It becomes national president of the Catholic aid in 1961 and vice-president of the European Center of nuclear research (CERN) in Geneva, from which it took an active part in the foundation. It takes part in work of the Center of Exploratory studies founded by Gaston Berger. He was also member of the jury of the historical price of literature Hugues Capet of the Association Unit Capétienne.

Starting from 1969, it is withdrawn in its property in High-Provence with Salernes, where it writes without slackening by showing cantor of the marital love ( durable Love , Laurence de Saintonge ) and of an honest frankness to the antipodes from the ambiguous attitudes from the policy, as formerly Robert Schuman which it readily quotes in example in his Journal .

He is elected with the French Academy on June 4th 1981. In 1984 his Laurence wife dies; it then returns to settle in Ballancourt.

A thesis of doctorate on its work was supported by Bénédicte Freysselinard, under the direction of professor Henri Bouiller in Paris-Iv Sorbonne in 1994. Synopsis of the thesis on www.freysselinard.com.

Works

• 1946 Salt of the earth (under the pseudonym of Vincent Laborde) (Gallimard)

• 1956 Antoine, my brother (Gallimard)
• 1957 Silence and the Joy (Grand Prix of the novel of the French Academy) (Gallimard)
• 1957 the French Encyclopedia , volume XI: The international life (in collaboration)
• 1958 the remorse is a luxury (Gallimard)
• 1958 Me, César (Gallimard)
• 1959 Mazarin, in collaboration (Hatchet)
• 1959 Fugue with two votes (Gallimard)
• 1960 Mémoires of a lion (Gallimard)
• 1960 Olympian the (Gallimard)
• 1961 César, in collaboration (Hatchet)
• 1962 the inaccurate Consents (Gallimard)
• 1962 Alexandre (in collaboration) (Hatchet)
• 1963 the Great conference (Gallimard)
• 1964 Paul Valéry or the mystic without God (Plon)
• 1964 the Guard (Gallimard)
• 1965 the Night of Salernes (Gallimard)
• 1966 nature is a talisman (Newspaper I) (Gallimard)
• 1967 Trees and the Days (Newspaper II) (Gallimard)
• 1969 Homme and Femme it created them (Beech)
• 1969 the durable Love (Newspaper III) (Gallimard)
• 1971 Like diamond (Newspaper IV) (Gallimard)
• 1972 the Play of constancy (Gallimard)
• 1973 the lion beats the countryside (Gallimard)
• 1974 the Couple in question , dialog with Marc Oraison (Beauchesne)
• 1974 Complices (Newspaper V) (Gallimard)
• 1975 Laurence de Saintonge (Gallimard)
• 1976 With the wind of the memory (Newspaper VI, Catholic Grand Prix of Literature) (Gallimard)
• 1978 I am not afraid of nothing when I am sure of you (Gallimard)
• 1978 You do not die (Newspaper VII) (Gallimard)
• 1979 the creative Difference (the Stag)
• 1980 simple Things (Newspaper VIII, price Marcel Proust) (Gallimard)
• 1981 the Force of the days (Newspaper IX) (Gallimard)
• 1982 the Shepherd of the clouds (Gallimard)
• 1984 Empire of passion (PUF)
• 1985 Much more than at the first days (Newspaper X) (Gallimard)
• 1987 Letter in Laurence (Gallimard)
• 1987 Confession of Don Juan (Albin Michel)
• 1989 Laurence or the wisdom of the insane love (Gallimard)
• 1990 Audacity to like (Gallimard)
• 1991 the perpetual Moment (Gallimard)
• 1992 sworn Faith, free spirit (Desclée de Brouwer)
• 1993 the Spirit of the forest (Gallimard)
• 1995 the Love confidence (Gallimard)
• 1996 inventive Tenderness (Gallimard)
• 1997 Alliance (Gallimard)
• 1999 wings of the spirit (the Rock)
• 2000 burning reason (Gallimard)
• 2002 absolute lived with two (Gallimard)

External bonds

• Homage pronounced by Jean-François Revel, of the French Academy