Norman Jacques

Jacques Normand is a French writer born with Paris in 1848 and died in 1931.

Biography

It is born in Paris in 1848; he is lawyer at 21 years, then studying with the École of the Charters. In 1870, it engages in the mobile guards (the Moblots). Demobilized, he becomes prosator, novelist, poet, journalist, author for the theater. He marries the girl of the academician Joseph Autran (born and died in Marseilles, elected official on May 7th, 1868 with the armchair 9, that of François Ponsard, and which succeeded Victorien Sardou). He dies in 1931.

Its works were published at Calmann-Levy, whose funds belongs today to Hachette. In 1918, he was member of the committee of the Société of the men of letters, where he created the literary prize which bears its name. Louis Labat wrote of him: it is one of the fathers of the monolog . And Georges Walch, who presents it in his Anthologie of the contemporary French poets : the worms of Jacques Normand is recommended by the extreme facility, native elegance, the naturalness…

The invoice of its manuscript writing is worthy of attention.

Works

Poetry

shelves of a mobile , 1871; the mobile word in the title is an allusion to the mobile guards of which it had joined the rows in 1870 (see the biography)
has car-of wing , 1878
the poetry of science , 1879
Paravents of living rooms and trétaux… , 1881
frank sparrows , 1887
the MUSE which trotte , 1894
sincere visions , 1903
Suns of winter

Theater

the third small drainage canal , 1874, play in an act, put in music by Jules Massenet, registered with the repertory of the Theater of Odéon in 1875
the admiral , 1880, comedy in two acts, Theater of the Gymnasium in 1880 and French theater in 1895
the small presents , comedy in an act, theater of the Gymnasium
the old friends , comedy in three acts, theater of Odéon
softness to believe , 1899, part in three acts, French theater

; In collaboration with Andre Delavigne

Blakson father and wire , comedy in four acts, theater of Odéon
the small pots , comedy in three acts, theater of the Gymnasium
Here is Mister! , comedy in an act, theater of the Gymnasium

Tests

the Alsatian emigrant , 1873
Beaumarchais 1877 , relevance of…
lived days (memories of Parisian of Paris) , Calman-Levy, 1910 (dedicated to Frederic Masson, French Academy)
By looking at the life , 1912

Novels and other publications

priory of the two lovers , tale of Christmas
the world where we are , new
the Madonna , Romance

Various works

the crayfish , 1879
Câlinette , 1890
Courage of woman , 1890

Norman the Jacques price of the Company of the men of letters

Some identified assignees…

1919: Maurice Valette, for the Box with the gold nails
1920: Andre Romane, for Pipeaux of fauna , prefaced by Fernand Gregh, which was member of the Jury, with Edmond Haraucourt, Paul Fort, Hugues Lapaire and Jules Perrin. Dedication with Fernand Gregh, with the Master, the Friend, of an enthusiastic heart . In appendix, with the subtitle During the war , some parts of which it is specified that they did not appear in the manuscript submitted to the committee of the Price. The first, the Martyrs , is dedicated to Jacques Normand.
1939: Ida Faubert, for Heart of the islands , foreword of Jean Vignaud.
1953: Odette Casadesus, for Astragales , with the editions Goélette
1983: Claude-Pierre Boutet, for Sedimentary
1987: Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers, for the water Sculptor, foreword of Jacques Arnold
1991: Gerard Bocholier, for nearest Ground , editions Rene Rougerie
1992: Gilles Prin, for the indigo Child (see this text on the site of the author)

Homonymy

Jacques Normand is the name of scene of Raymond Chouinard, actor and singer Québécois.

a more detailed bio-bibliography

External bond

New on line on the electronic Library of Lisieux: '' Câlinette ''; '' Courage of woman ''; '' The priory of the two lovers, tells of Christmas '', extracted the collection Contes to Madam (1890).

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